Shloka 9

अध्याय ६ — युधिष्ठिरस्य वैराग्य-वाक्यं धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनगमनाभिलाषश्च

Chapter 6: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Renunciatory Appeal and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Resolve for the Forest

Devanagari script

द्रव्याणां संचयश्चैव कर्तव्य: सुमहांस्तथा | तदा समर्थो यानाय नचिरेणैव भारत

Transliteration

dravyāṇāṃ saṃcayaś caiva kartavyaḥ sumahāṃs tathā | tadā samartho yānāya na cireṇaiva bhārata ||

Translation

غلے، دولت اور دیگر سامان کا بہت بڑا ذخیرہ بھی جمع کرنا چاہیے۔ تب، اے بھارت، آدمی بہت جلد سفر کے لیے پوری طرح تیار ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

द्रव्याणाम्of goods/wealth

संचयःaccumulation/collection

चand

एवindeed/also

कर्तव्यःto be done/should be done

सुमहान्very great

तथाthus/likewise

तदाthen

समर्थःcapable/able

यानायfor the journey/going

नnot

चिरेणwith long time/after long (time)

एवindeed/just

भारतO Bharata

Speaker

धघतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhārata (addressee, descendant of Bharata)

dravyāṇi (resources/provisions)

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?

Even when one is moving toward withdrawal or a major transition, responsible preparation is a duty: gather necessary resources so that the journey can be undertaken promptly and without disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker advises the addressee (addressed as “Bhārata”) to make substantial practical arrangements—specifically, to accumulate provisions—so that they will soon be ready to depart on a planned journey.