यथा भीष्मः शांतनवो द्रोणश् चापि महारथः ॥
आहतुस् तात तत् सत्यम् अजेयौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ ॥
प्रपद्यस्व महाबाहुं कृष्णम् अक्लिष्टकारिणम् ॥
प्रसन्नो हि सुखाय स्याद् उभयोर् एव केशवः ॥
सुहृदाम् अर्थकामानां यो न तिष्ठति शासने ॥
प्राज्ञानां कृतविद्यानां स नरः शत्रुनन्दनः ॥
न युद्धे तात कल्याणं न धर्मार्थौ कुतः सुखम् ॥
न चापि विजयो नित्यं मा युद्धे चेत आधिथाः ॥
भीष्मेण हि महाप्राज्ञ पित्रा ते बाह्लिकेन च ॥
दत्तो ऽंशः पाण्डुपुत्राणां भेदाद् भीतैर् अरिंदम ॥
yathā bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo droṇaś cāpi mahārathaḥ ||
āhatus tāta tat satyam ajeyau kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau ||
prapadyasva mahābāhuṃ kṛṣṇam akliṣṭakāriṇam ||
prasanno hi sukhāya syād ubhayor eva keśavaḥ ||
suhṛdām arthakāmānāṃ yo na tiṣṭhati śāsane ||
prājñānāṃ kṛtavidyānāṃ sa naraḥ śatrunandanaḥ ||
na yuddhe tāta kalyāṇaṃ na dharmārthau kutaḥ sukham ||
na cāpi vijayo nityaṃ mā yuddhe ceta ādhithāḥ ||
bhīṣmeṇa hi mahāprājña pitrā te bāhlikena ca ||
datto 'ṃśaḥ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ bhedād bhītair ariṃdama ||
'"As Bhishma, son of Shantanu, and Drona, the mighty chariot-warrior, have said, this is the truth, my child: Krishna and the Pandava are invincible. Take refuge in the mighty-armed Krishna, untiring in his deeds; Keshava, once pleased, would be for the happiness of both sides. Whoever does not stand by the counsel of friends who desire his welfare, who are wise and learned, that man gladdens his enemies. In war, my child, there is no good, no dharma or profit — whence, then, could happiness come? Nor is victory ever permanent; do not set your mind on war. For your father Bhishma and Bahlika, fearing a rift, gave a share to the sons of Pandu, O subduer of enemies."'
7d9874c5a6d3 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 5:51:08 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Gandhari speaks as a mother and as the bearer of sober dharma: a kingdom cannot be held by will alone if a man has not conquered his own senses. The essence of her speech is not an emotional plea but a political-ethical diagnosis: desire, anger, and greed strip Duryodhana of his helpers, destroy the family, and make war inevitable.