Shloka 463

अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्‌ जने करिष्यन्ति प्रतिकूलानि कहिचित्‌ । “कुन्ती, द्रौपदी, उलूपी और सुभद्रा भी कभी प्रजाजनोंके प्रति प्रतिकूल बर्ताव नहीं करेंगी

Transliteration

asmin jane kariṣyanti pratikūlāni kahicit |

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：“在这些民众之中，他们在任何时候都不会以敌对或相悖之举相待。”

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• जने: among the people
• जने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• करिष्यन्ति: they will do
• करिष्यन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• प्रतिकूलानि: unfavorable (things/acts)
• प्रतिकूलानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिकूल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कहिचित्: at some time / ever
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कहिचित्
• Form: true

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• jana (the people/subjects)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Those in positions of honor and authority must not turn adverse to the populace; even in hardship, dharma requires restraint, goodwill, and protection of the people.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reassures the listener that no hostile conduct will be shown toward the subjects, emphasizing continued ethical responsibility toward the people during the events of the Āśramavāsika period.