लोकस्य नान्यतो वृत्तिः पाण्डवान्यत्र कर्मणः ॥
एवंबुद्धिः प्रवर्तेत फलं स्याद् उभयान्वयात् ॥
य एवं कृतबुद्धिः सन् कर्मस्व् एव प्रवर्तते ॥
नासिद्धौ व्यथते तस्य न सिद्धौ हर्षम् अश्नुते ॥
तत्रेयम् अर्थमात्रा मे भीमसेन विवक्षिता ॥
नैकान्तसिद्धिर् मन्तव्या कुरुभिः सह संयुगे ॥
नातिप्रणीतरश्मिः स्यात् तथा भवति पर्यये ॥
विषादम् अर्छेद् ग्लानिं वा एतदर्थं ब्रवीमि ते ॥
श्वोभूते धृतराष्ट्रस्य समीपं प्राप्य पाण्डव ॥
यतिष्ये प्रशमं कर्तुं युष्मदर्थम् अहापयन् ॥
lokasya nānyato vṛttiḥ pāṇḍavānyatra karmaṇaḥ ||
evaṃbuddhiḥ pravarteta phalaṃ syād ubhayānvayāt ||
ya evaṃ kṛtabuddhiḥ san karmasv eva pravartate ||
nāsiddhau vyathate tasya na siddhau harṣam aśnute ||
tatreyam arthamātrā me bhīmasena vivakṣitā ||
naikāntasiddhir mantavyā kurubhiḥ saha saṃyuge ||
nātipraṇītaraśmiḥ syāt tathā bhavati paryaye ||
viṣādam arched glāniṃ vā etadarthaṃ bravīmi te ||
śvobhūte dhṛtarāṣṭrasya samīpaṃ prāpya pāṇḍava ||
yatiṣye praśamaṃ kartuṃ yuṣmadartham ahāpayan ||
How is it, then, that this very heart of yours, O scourge of foes, now heeds the counsels of peace? Alas, when fear enters your heart, O Bhima, it is certain that the hearts of all who desire war grow troubled once war truly becomes inevitable. Whether asleep or awake, O son of Pritha, you behold ill omens. Perhaps it is for this that you desire peace. Alas, like a eunuch, you show no sign of manliness in yourself. Panic has seized you, and your heart is troubled by it. Your heart trembles, your mind is overcome with despair, your thighs shake, and it is for this that you desire peace. The hearts of mortals, O Partha, are surely as fickle as the pods of the Salmali tree's seed, at the mercy of the wind. Such a state of your mind is as strange as articulate speech in animals. Indeed, the hearts of your brothers are about to sink in an ocean of despair, like swimmers at sea without a raft to save them.
cf3e9592d7f4 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 4:51:54 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
This passage (5.75.11-15) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Key themes: the Pandavas, Dhritarashtra. Here dharma is revealed through speech, the choice of embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.