Shloka 10

Devanagari script

त्वं वै धर्म विजानीषे युद्धे जेता धनंजय: । हन्तारीणां भीमसेनो नकुलस्त्वर्थसंग्रही,तुम धर्मके ज्ञाता हो। अर्जुन युद्धमें विजय पानेवाले हैं। भीमसेन शत्रुओंका नाश करनेमें समर्थ हैं। नकुल आवश्यक वस्तुओंको जुटानेमें कुशल हैं

Transliteration

tvaṃ vai dharma vijānīṣe yuddhe jetā dhanañjayaḥ | hantārīṇāṃ bhīmaseno nakulas tv artha-saṅgrahī ||

Translation

“ท่านรู้ธรรมโดยแท้. ในสงคราม ธนัญชยะ (อรชุน) เป็นผู้มีชัย. ภีมเสนะสามารถทำลายศัตรูได้. และนกุลชำนาญในการรวบรวมและจัดการทรัพยากรอันจำเป็น.”

Word by Word

त्वम्you

वैindeed

धर्मम्dharma, righteousness

विजानीषेyou know/understand

युद्धेin battle

जेताvictor, conqueror

धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)

हन्ताslayer

अरीणाम्of enemies

भीमसेनःBhīmasena (Bhīma)

नकुलःNakula

त्वर्थसंग्रहीone who gathers/collects necessities (resources)

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Dharma

Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Bhīmasena (Bhima)

Nakula

Enemies (ari)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is not merely an ideal; it must be upheld through capability and coordinated strengths—ethical discernment, battlefield excellence, decisive protection, and prudent management of resources.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura is offering counsel by describing the Pandavas’ key competencies: the addressee’s grasp of dharma, Arjuna’s assured victory in war, Bhima’s power to eliminate foes, and Nakula’s skill in collecting and organizing necessary means.