Shloka 51

अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रश्न तद्वाक्यमभिपूज्य पुन: पुन:,धृतराष्ट्रने भी बारंबार साम्बके वचनोंकी सराहना की और सब लोगोंसे सम्मानित होकर धीरे-धीरे सबको विदा कर दिया। उस समय सबने उन्हें शुभ दृष्टिसे ही देखा

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭras tu tad vākyam abhipūjya punaḥ punaḥ | sarvān saṃmānya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ sarvān visasarja ha | tadā taṃ sarva-bhūtāni śubha-dṛṣṭyāiva paśyatha ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：持国王一再礼敬那番话，反复加以称赞。随后，他对众人尽其应有之礼，便从容地逐一辞别。那时，在场之人皆以吉祥之目相视——这是和解的外在征象，也是暮年长者所当具备的伦理克制。

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभिपूज्य: having honored, having praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-पूज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after immense conflict, dharma is upheld through restraint, respectful speech, and honoring others; reconciliation is expressed through courteous conduct and auspicious regard rather than renewed hostility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra repeatedly commends the words spoken to him, respectfully acknowledges everyone present, and then gradually dismisses the assembly; the onlookers respond by viewing him with a benign, auspicious gaze.