Shloka 46

धृतराष्ट्र-सत्कारः तथा श्राद्ध-दाने नियमनम् | Honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Regulating Śrāddha-Gifts

Devanagari script

विपरीतकश्न मे शत्रुर्नियम्यश्न भवेन्नर: । राजा युधिष्ठिर बड़े दयालु थे। वे सदा प्रसन्न रहकर अपने भाइयों और मन्त्रियोंसे कहा करते थे कि “ये राजा धृतराष्ट्र मेरे और आपलोगोंके माननीय हैं। जो इनकी आज्ञाके अधीन रहता है

Transliteration

viparītakṛc ca me śatrur niyamyakṛc ca bhaven naraḥ |

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Ang taong kumikilos nang salungat sa aking utos ay aking kaaway; ngunit ang nagpipigil sa sarili at kumikilos ayon sa aking patnubay ay ibibilang na akin.” Sa ganitong diwa, si Haring Yudhiṣṭhira—bantog sa habag—ay paulit-ulit na nagbilin sa kanyang mga kapatid at mga ministro na igalang si Dhṛtarāṣṭra bilang nakatatandang karapat-dapat sambahin: ang pagsunod sa nais ng matandang hari ay dapat ituring na katapatan, at ang pagsuway ay dapat ituring na pagkapoot at mananagot sa parusa.

Word by Word

• {'viparīta': 'contrary, opposite, against (what is proper or commanded)', 'kṛt (kṛc/kṛt)': 'doing, acting

• one who does', 'me': 'my', 'śatruḥ': 'enemy', 'niyamya': 'having restrained/controlled (oneself)

• in conformity with restraint', 'bhavet': 'would be, becomes', 'naraḥ': 'man, person'}

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Loyalty in a righteous polity is defined by disciplined obedience to legitimate authority and reverence to elders: self-restraint and compliance mark a friend, while deliberate contrariness marks an enemy deserving of daṇḍa (punitive correction).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Yudhiṣṭhira’s consistent instruction to his brothers and ministers: Dhṛtarāṣṭra is to be treated as a venerable elder; those who follow his directives are regarded as allies, and those who act against them are treated as adversaries subject to punishment.