Shloka 6

Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 31 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Instructions to Sañjaya

Peace Appeal and Five-Village Proposal

Devanagari script

ध्ृतराष्टर उवाच आचक्ष्व मां कुशलिनं कल्पमस्मै प्रवेश्यतां स्वागतं संजयाय । न चाहमेतस्य भवाम्यकल्प: स मे कस्माद्‌ द्वारि तिछेच्च सक्त:

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |

ācakṣva māṃ kuśalinaṃ kalpam asmai praveśyatāṃ svāgataṃ saṃjayāya |

na cāham etasya bhavāmy akalpaḥ sa me kasmād dvāri tiṣṭhec ca saktaḥ ||

Translation

ธฤตราษฏร์ตรัสว่า “จงบอกเขาว่าเราสุขสบาย และพร้อมจะรับพบในบัดนี้ จงต้อนรับสัญชัยแล้วพาเข้ามา เราไม่เคยไม่พร้อมจะพบเขา—เหตุใดเขาจึงยืนแนบอยู่ที่ประตูเล่า?”

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आचक्ष्व: tell (me) / inform
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• कुशलिनम्: well, safe
• कुशलिनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कल्पम्: proper arrangement / readiness (as intended here)
• कल्पम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• प्रवेश्यताम्: let (him) be brought in / let (him) enter
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, passive/impersonal sense: 'let him be brought in/let him enter'

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• संजयाय: to Sañjaya
• संजयाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• एतस्य: of this (man), of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भवामि: am / become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अकल्पः: unfit / not obstructive (contextual: 'not a hindrance')
• अकल्पः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-कल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative/Genitive, Singular

• कस्मात्: why? from what reason?
• कस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• द्वारि: at the door
• द्वारि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तिष्ठेत्: should stand
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Optative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सक्तः: clinging, stuck close
• सक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, past passive participle from √सञ्ज्/√सज् 'to cling/attach'

Speaker

ध्ृतराष्टर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Saṃjaya
• door (dvāra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid political crisis, proper conduct (svāgata, respectful reception) and readiness to hear truthful counsel are marks of responsible rule; Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s urgency shows how moral decision-making depends on timely, trusted information.

What is happening in the narrative?

At court, Dhṛtarāṣṭra instructs the doorkeeper/attendant to welcome Saṃjaya and bring him in immediately, questioning why Saṃjaya is still waiting at the door when the king is ready to meet him.