महाभारत · 2.15.16
॥
देवनागरी
काषायं सुलभं पश्चान् मुनीनां शमम् इच्छताम् ॥
साम्राज्यं तु तवेच्छन्तो वयं योत्स्यामहे परैः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
kāṣāyaṃ sulabhaṃ paścān munīnāṃ śamam icchatām ||
sāmrājyaṃ tu tavecchanto vayaṃ yotsyāmahe paraiḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
काषायम् सु-लभम् पश्चात्kāṣāyam su-labham paścātthe ochre [robe of renunciation] is easily [obtained] later
मुनीनाम् शमम् इच्छताम्munīnām śamam icchatāmby sages desiring peace;
साम्राज्यम् तु तव इच्छन्तःsāmrājyam tu tava icchantaḥbut desiring sovereignty for you,
वयम् योत्स्यामहे परैःvayam yotsyāmahe paraiḥwe shall fight with our foes.
काषायंkāṣāyaṃoriginal form "kāṣāyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुलभंsulabhaṃoriginal form "sulabhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पश्चान्paścānoriginal form "paścān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुनीनांmunīnāṃoriginal form "munīnāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
साम्राज्यंsāmrājyaṃoriginal form "sāmrājyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवेच्छन्तोtavecchantooriginal form "tavecchanto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वयंvayaṃoriginal form "vayaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Arjuna said: "The ochre [robe of renunciation] is easily obtained later—by sages desiring peace; but now, desiring sovereignty for you, we shall fight with our foes."
संस्करण
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here Arjuna assigns each thing its proper season: now the duty of battle, renunciation afterward. Tellingly, he does not reject peace as such, but points out that withdrawal from the world is premature while the duty of protecting the righteous remains unfulfilled. Scripture thus shows that renunciation does not justify fleeing one's obligation; what follows is [Krishna and the brothers settling on their decision].