Shloka 37

अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

लभतां वीरलोक॑ स ससहायो नराधिप:

Transliteration

labhatāṁ vīralokaṁ sa sa-sahāyo narādhipaḥ

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：“愿那位国王与其同伴一道，得至英雄之界。”此句为庄严的祝祷，申明坚贞、忠义与王者之职分——历尽艰难而不改——将导向受尊崇的身后归宿，而非仅止于世间之报。

Word by Word

• लभताम्: let the two obtain / may the two attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Lot (imperative/benedictive sense), Parasmaipada, 3rd, Dual

• वीरलोकम्: the world of heroes
• वीरलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• सहायः: companion / ally
• सहायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नराधिपः: king (lord of men)
• नराधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• narādhipaḥ (the king, unnamed here)
• vīraloka (realm of heroes)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys a dharmic valuation of life and death: a ruler who endures his appointed path with courage and fidelity—supported by loyal companions—deserves ‘vīraloka’, an honored destiny associated with valor and righteous resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana offers a formal blessing about a king previously under discussion, stating that he, along with his companions, may reach the heroic realm—an evaluative comment that frames the preceding events in terms of merit and honorable outcome.