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Shloka 7

युधिष्ठिरस्य द्यूते द्रव्यवर्णनम्

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Enumeration of Stakes in the Dice Match

अव्यापार: परार्थेषु नित्योद्योग: स्वकर्मसु । रक्षणं समुपात्तानामेतद्‌ वैभवलक्षणम्‌

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | avyāpāraḥ parārtheṣu nityodyogaḥ svakarmasu | rakṣaṇaṃ samupāttānām etad vaibhavalakṣaṇam ||

Dhṛtarāṣṭra nói: “Không xen vào việc của người khác, luôn siêng năng trong bổn phận được giao của mình, và gìn giữ những gì đã thu nhận một cách chính đáng—đó là dấu hiệu của phú quý và quyền thế chân chính.”

अव्यापारःnon-interference / absence of meddling
अव्यापारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअव्यापार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परार्थेषुin others' affairs/objects
परार्थेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपरार्थ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
नित्यconstant
नित्य:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उद्योगःeffort / diligence
उद्योगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउद्योग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वकर्मसुin one's own duties/works
स्वकर्मसु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
रक्षणम्protection
रक्षणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
समुपात्तानाम्of those acquired/obtained
समुपात्तानाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-उप-आ-दा (समुपात्त)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
भवprosperity / power / greatness
भव:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभव
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
लक्षणम्mark / characteristic
लक्षणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलक्षण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

घतरयाट्र उवाच

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Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

Prosperity and authority are grounded in ethical restraint and discipline: avoid intruding into others’ affairs, remain steadily engaged in one’s own rightful duties, and protect what has been legitimately gained or entrusted.

In the Sabha Parva context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra articulates a principle of royal and personal conduct—defining the signs of true vaibhava (prosperity/power) as restraint, diligence in one’s own role, and responsible protection of one’s holdings and commitments.