Mahabharata 7.79.28 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 79, Shloka 28
Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna
Chapter 79
दीनानुकम्पिनां या च सततं संविभागिनाम् | पैशुन्याच्च निवृत्तानां तां गतिं व्रज पुत्रक
dīnānukampināṃ yā ca satataṃ saṃvibhāginām | paiśunyācca nivṛttānāṃ tāṃ gatiṃ vraja putraka ||
قال سنجيا: «يا بُنيّ، لعلّك تبلغ تلك المنزلة الأبدية نفسها التي ينالها الرحماء بالمكروبين، الذين يداومون على اقتسام ما عندهم، ويكفّون عن الوشاية والغيبة ونقل الكلام».
संजय उवाच
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The verse praises three ethical disciplines—compassion toward the distressed, habitual sharing of one’s resources, and restraint from slander—and presents them as causes for attaining a blessed, enduring spiritual destiny (gati).
Sañjaya addresses someone affectionately as “son,” offering a benediction: that the listener may reach the same exalted end attained by virtuous people characterized by mercy, generosity, and purity of speech.
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