महाभारत · 1.156.9
॥
देवनागरी
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
भवत्या यन् मतं कार्यं तद् अस्माकं परं हितम् ॥
अनुजांस् तु न जानामि गच्छेयुर् नेति वा पुनः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
bhavatyā yan mataṃ kāryaṃ tad asmākaṃ paraṃ hitam ||
anujāṃs tu na jānāmi gaccheyur neti vā punaḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
भवत्याः यत् मतं कार्यं तत् अस्माकं परं हितम्bhavatyāḥ yat mataṃ kāryaṃ tat asmākaṃ paraṃ hitamwhatever you think fit to do, that is our highest good;
अनुजान् तु न जानामि गच्छेयुः न इति वा पुनःanujān tu na jānāmi gaccheyuḥ na iti vā punaḥbut of the younger brothers I do not know whether they will go or not
युधिष्ठिरyudhiṣṭhiraoriginal form "yudhiṣṭhira", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवत्याbhavatyāoriginal form "bhavatyā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यन्yanoriginal form "yan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुजांस्anujāṃsoriginal form "anujāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गच्छेयुर्gaccheyuroriginal form "gaccheyur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नेतिnetioriginal form "neti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Yudhishthira said: "Whatever you think fit to do, that is our highest good; but of the younger brothers I do not know whether they will go or not."
संस्करण
c72ff2eb793d · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:19:51 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the eldest son shows both reverence for his mother and care for his brothers. His words are telling: his mother's will is for him "the highest good"; he honors obedience to a parent as dharma. Telling too is that he does not decide unilaterally for the younger brothers but wishes to learn their consent: the head of the family is not autocratic, but consults. Here is a model of good elder conduct — obedience to elders joined with respect for the younger. Thus the scripture reveals the harmony within the Pandava family: Yudhishthira bows before his mother and does not disregard his brothers; and from this concord a unanimous decision is born.