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Shloka 51

Vyāsa’s Inquiry into Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Tapas and the Identification of Vidura with Dharma

न्यायतः: श्वशुरे वृत्तिं प्रयुज्य प्रययुस्तत: । श्वश्रृभ्यां समनुज्ञाता: परिष्वज्याभिनन्दिता:

nyāyataḥ śvaśure vṛttiṁ prayujya prayayus tataḥ | śvaśrūbhyāṁ samanujñātāḥ pariṣvajyābhinanditāḥ ||

Sau khi đã tận lễ và cư xử đúng mực đối với cha chồng, họ liền lên đường. Được các mẹ chồng cho phép, họ ra đi—được ôm ấp và ban phúc lành—hành xử đúng theo lẽ phải và điều hợp nghi.

न्यायतःaccording to propriety/justice, duly
न्यायतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन्याय
FormAvyaya (tasil-pratyaya: -तः)
श्वशुरेin/at the father-in-law (i.e., in his house/presence)
श्वशुरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्वशुर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वृत्तिम्conduct, mode of life, behavior
वृत्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्रयुज्यhaving practiced/applied
प्रयुज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + युज्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), indeclinable
प्रययुःthey departed/went forth
प्रययुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + या
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd person, Plural
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb)
श्वश्रूभ्याम्by the two mothers-in-law
श्वश्रूभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्वश्रू
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Dual
समनुज्ञाताःhaving been permitted/allowed
समनुज्ञाताः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + अनु + ज्ञा
FormPast Passive Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
परिष्वज्यhaving embraced
परिष्वज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि + स्वज्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), indeclinable
अभिनन्दिताःhaving been greeted/congratulated
अभिनन्दिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + नन्द्
FormPast Passive Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

युधिछिर उवाच

युधिष्ठिर (speaker)
श्वशुर (father-in-law)
श्वश्रू (mothers-in-law)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights dharma as propriety in relationships: one should fulfill due obligations toward elders (here, in-laws), seek consent before departing, and preserve harmony through respectful leave-taking.

Yudhiṣṭhira describes a departure scene: after behaving appropriately and rendering due service to the father-in-law, the group leaves only after receiving permission from the mothers-in-law, who embrace and bless them.