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Shloka 3

Sundopasundayor Digvijayaḥ — The Conquests of Sunda and Upasunda

Nārada’s Account

यथा च मम राज्ञश्न तथा दुर्योधनस्य ते । तथा कुरूणां सर्वेषामन्येषामपि पार्थिव,भूपाल! मेरे और तुम्हारे लिये जैसे पाण्डवोंकी रक्षा आवश्यक है, वैसे ही दुर्योधन तथा अन्य समस्त कौरवोंको भी उनकी रक्षा करनी चाहिये

yathā ca mama rājñaś ca tathā duryodhanasya te | tathā kurūṇāṁ sarveṣām anyeṣām api pārthiva ||

“โอ้ กษัตริย์! เช่นที่หน้าที่แห่งการคุ้มครองจำเป็นแก่เราและแก่พระราชา (ธฤตราษฏระ) ฉันใด ก็จำเป็นแก่ทุรโยธนะของท่านฉันนั้น และจำเป็นแก่ชาวกุรุทั้งปวง ตลอดจนกษัตริย์อื่น ๆ ด้วย”

यथाjust as / in the manner that
यथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ममof me / my
मम:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
राज्ञःof the king
राज्ञः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तथाso / likewise
तथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
दुर्योधनस्यof Duryodhana
दुर्योधनस्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तेof you / your
ते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
कुरूणाम्of the Kurus
कुरूणाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अन्येषाम्of others
अन्येषाम्:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
पार्थिवO king
पार्थिव:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
D
Duryodhana
K
Kurus
T
the king (rājā)

Educational Q&A

Bhīṣma emphasizes rajadharma: a ruler’s duty of protection must be even-handed. Safeguarding life and security should not be restricted to one faction; it must extend to Duryodhana, the Kurus, and other rulers alike.

Bhīṣma is speaking in counsel, framing the obligation of protection as universal within the political and familial sphere. He argues that the same standard applied to one side (or to oneself and the king) must also be applied to Duryodhana and the rest of the Kurus.