ये ह्य् एव वीरा ह्रीमन्त आर्याः करुणवेदिनः ॥
त एव युद्धे हन्यन्ते यवीयान् मुच्यते जनः ॥
हत्वाप्य् अनुशयो नित्यं परान् अपि जनार्दन ॥
अनुबन्धश् च पापो ऽत्र शेषश् चाप्य् अवशिष्यते ॥
शेषो हि बलम् आसाद्य न शेषम् अवशेषयेत् ॥
सर्वोच्छेदे च यतते वैरस्यान्तविधित्सया ॥
जयो वैरं प्रसृजति दुःखम् आस्ते पराजितः ॥
सुखं प्रशान्तः स्वपिति हित्वा जयपराजयौ ॥
जातवैरश् च पुरुषो दुःखं स्वपिति नित्यदा ॥
अनिर्वृतेन मनसा ससर्प इव वेश्मनि ॥
ye hy eva vīrā hrīmanta āryāḥ karuṇavedinaḥ ||
ta eva yuddhe hanyante yavīyān mucyate janaḥ ||
hatvāpy anuśayo nityaṃ parān api janārdana ||
anubandhaś ca pāpo 'tra śeṣaś cāpy avaśiṣyate ||
śeṣo hi balam āsādya na śeṣam avaśeṣayet ||
sarvocchede ca yatate vairasyāntavidhitsayā ||
jayo vairaṃ prasṛjati duḥkham āste parājitaḥ ||
sukhaṃ praśāntaḥ svapiti hitvā jayaparājayau ||
jātavairaś ca puruṣo duḥkhaṃ svapiti nityadā ||
anirvṛtena manasā sasarpa iva veśmani ||
"For it is truly the heroes — those possessing modesty, the noble ones who know compassion — who are slain in battle, while the lesser ones go free. Even after killing others, O Janardana, remorse remains forever; sin follows in the wake of the deed, and something is always left over. For what survives, having gathered strength, should not be allowed to leave yet another remnant; hence one strives for total destruction, wishing to put an end to enmity once and for all. Victory breeds enmity; the defeated one lives in sorrow; but one who is at peace, having set aside both victory and defeat, sleeps happily. The man in whom enmity has taken root sleeps always in sorrow, his mind uneasy, as though a serpent dwelt within his house."
e2135ad5f5b7 · publicado 17 jul 2026, 4:56:09 UTC
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This passage develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws near and seems unavoidable. Key themes: war. Dharma here comes to light through speech, the choice of envoys, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.