Shloka 103

धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance

Devanagari script

भीष्मादीनां महाबाहो तदनुज्ञातुमरहसि । “महाबाहो! कुरुपति धृतराष्ट्र आपके द्वारा जीते गये धनको आपसे माँगकर उसे भीष्म आदिके लिये देना चाहते हैं; अतः आपको इसके लिये स्वीकृति दे देनी चाहिये

Transliteration

bhīṣmādīnāṃ mahābāho tad-anujñātum arhasi |

Translation

毗湿摩波罗衍那说道：“噢，臂力无双者！关于毗湿摩等人的此事，你理当允准。俱卢之主持国王欲向你求取你所赢得的财物，用以供奉毗湿摩等尊长；因此你应当给予许可。”

Word by Word

• भीष्मादीनाम्: of Bhishma and others
• भीष्मादीनाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म + आदि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्: that (request/act)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुज्ञातुम्: to permit/approve
• अनुज्ञातुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + ज्ञा
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit (to)
• अर्हसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even rightful gains should be governed by dharma: consent, proper allocation, and honoring elders are presented as ethical duties. The verse emphasizes that authority over wealth includes responsibility to permit its use for venerable persons and communal righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a request is being made to a heroic figure to grant permission regarding provisions for Bhīṣma and other elders. Dhṛtarāṣṭra wishes to take wealth won by the addressee and distribute it for their benefit, so the narrator urges the addressee to consent.