Shloka 6

धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Bala

Devanagari script

स राजन्‌ धर्मशीलेन राज्ञा बीभत्सुना तथा । अनुनीतो महाबाहु: सौहदे स्थापितोडपि च

Transliteration

sa rājan dharmaśīlena rājñā bībhatsunā tathā | anunīto mahābāhuḥ sauhade sthāpito 'pi ca ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“大王啊，臂力雄伟的毗摩塞那被持法的坚战王温言劝导，又得毗婆蹉（阿周那）同样开解。纵使先前心绪未定，如今也安立于善意之中——其心已对你生起友好之情。”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• धर्मशीलेन: by the righteous-natured
• धर्मशीलेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मशील
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बीभत्सुना: by Bibhatsu (Arjuna)
• बीभत्सुना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीभत्सु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अनुनीतः: having been conciliated/persuaded
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-नी
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one (Bhima)
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सौहृदे: in friendliness/affection
• सौहृदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौहृद
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्थापितः: having been established/placed
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (स्थापयति)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Arjuna (Bībhatsu)
• Bhīmasena (mahābāhu)
• King (addressed as rājan)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma-guided leadership resolves conflict through calm persuasion rather than force; righteous counsel can transform anger into goodwill and restore harmony among allies.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma, previously agitated, is pacified and reconciled through the efforts of Yudhiṣṭhira and Arjuna, and is settled into a friendly disposition toward the addressed king.