Shloka 3

धृतराष्ट्रस्य वंशोपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Dynastic Counsel on Legitimate Rule

Devanagari script

तथा पाण्डुर्नरपति: सत्यसंधो जितेन्द्रिय: । राजा कुरूणां धर्मात्मा सुव्रतः सुसमाहित:

Transliteration

tathā pāṇḍur narapatiḥ satyasaṃdho jitendriyaḥ | rājā kurūṇāṃ dharmātmā suvrataḥ susamāhitaḥ ||

Translation

风神说道：“同样，般度王——人中之主——守真不移，克制诸根。作为俱卢族的正法之王，他誓愿坚固，心神深沉而安定。”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• पाण्डुः: Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सत्यसन्धः: true to his pledge, of firm truth
• सत्यसन्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यसन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितेन्द्रियः: self-controlled (having conquered the senses)
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितेन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled, virtuous
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुव्रतः: of good vows/observances
• सुव्रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुसमाहितः: well-composed, well-concentrated
• सुसमाहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुसमाहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Pāṇḍu
• Kurus

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ethical ideal of rulership: a king should be anchored in truth (satya), restrain the senses (jitendriya), uphold dharma (dharmātmā), and maintain disciplined vows and inner composure (suvrata, susamāhita).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is describing Pāṇḍu’s character, praising him as a truthful, self-controlled, dharma-centered Kuru king—likely as part of a broader account that highlights the moral stature of the Pāṇḍava lineage.