Shloka 3

मुनिर्यथारण्यगतो भाषसे धर्मसंहितम्‌ । न्यस्तदण्डो यथा पार्थ ब्राह्मण: संशितव्रत:,'पार्थ! वनवासी मुनि अथवा किसी भी प्राणीको दण्ड न देते हुए कठोर व्रतका पालन करनेवाला ब्राह्मण जिस प्रकार धर्मका उपदेश करता है, उसी प्रकार तुम भी धर्मसम्मत बातें कह रहे हो

munir yathāraṇyagato bhāṣase dharmasaṃhitam | nyastadaṇḍo yathā pārtha brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ ||

قال سنجيا: «يا بارثا، إن الكلمات التي تنطق بها منسجمة مع الدارما—كوعظِ ناسكٍ اعتزل إلى الغابة، أو كتعليمِ براهمنٍ شديد النذر قد ألقى العصا جانبًا فلا يعاقب أيَّ مخلوق. وكذلك فإن خطابك قائمٌ على أساسٍ أخلاقي.»

मुनिःsage
मुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
अरण्यगतःgone to the forest, dwelling in the forest
अरण्यगतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअरण्य-गत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भाषसेyou speak
भाषसे:
TypeVerb
Rootभाष्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
धर्मसंहितम्in accordance with dharma, dharma-consistent
धर्मसंहितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म-संहित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
न्यस्तदण्डःhaving laid aside the staff (non-violent)
न्यस्तदण्डः:
TypeAdjective
Rootन्यस्त-दण्ड
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
पार्थO Partha (Arjuna)
पार्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ब्राह्मणःa brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संशितव्रतःof sharpened/strict vows, austere
संशितव्रतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसंशित-व्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
P
Partha (Arjuna)
M
muni (sage)
B
brāhmaṇa (Brahmin)
A
araṇya (forest)
D
daṇḍa (staff/rod of punishment)

Educational Q&A

Speech should be aligned with dharma—measured, disciplined, and ethically grounded—like the counsel of an ascetic sage or a strict-vowed Brahmin who restrains the impulse to punish and speaks from moral clarity.

Sanjaya addresses Arjuna (Partha), praising his words as dharma-consistent. He compares Arjuna’s speech to that of forest-dwelling sages and self-restrained Brahmins, highlighting the moral tone of Arjuna’s counsel amid the tensions of the war narrative.