Shloka 44

अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

विप्रियं च जनस्यास्य संसर्गाद्‌ धर्मजस्य वै

Transliteration

vipriyaṃ ca janasyāsya saṃsargād dharmajasya vai

Translation

At dahil sa pakikisama niya kay Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), ang bagay na ito man ay naging di-kalugdan ng mga tao.

Word by Word

• विप्रियम्: unpleasant (thing), displeasing
• विप्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: विप्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• जनस्य: of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अस्य: of this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• संसर्गात्: from association/contact
• संसर्गात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• धर्मजस्य: of Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira), the son of Dharma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: धर्मज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• धर्मज / धर्मराज (Dharmarja/Dharmarāja, Yudhiṣṭhira)
• जन (the people)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how association with a powerful or morally weighty figure (a king like Yudhiṣṭhira) can generate public displeasure, implying that ethical governance must consider not only righteousness but also how actions and affiliations are perceived and borne by society.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana notes that something about the situation became unwelcome to the populace specifically because of its connection or proximity to Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), indicating a tension between royal conduct/decisions and the people’s acceptance during the Ashramavāsika context.