Mahabharata 7.79.33 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 79, Shloka 33
Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna
Chapter 79
साम्ना ये सर्वभूतानि पश्यन्ति गतमत्सरा: । नारुंतुदानां क्षमिणां या गतिस्तामवाप्रुहि
sāmnā ye sarvabhūtāni paśyanti gatamatsarāḥ | nāruṃtudānāṃ kṣamiṇāṃ yā gatis tām avāpruhi ||
قال سانجيا: «ليتك تنال تلك المنزلة نفسها التي ينالها من تخلّصوا من الحسد، فنظروا إلى جميع الكائنات بعقلٍ متساوٍ؛ ومن لا يجرحون الناس في مواضع ضعفهم بالكلام؛ ومن يثبتون على العفو عن الجميع».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises a dharmic disposition: freedom from envy, equal regard for all beings, restraint from speech that strikes another’s vulnerable point, and a forgiving temperament. Such inner discipline is presented as leading to an elevated ‘gati’ (spiritual/moral destination) worthy of aspiration.
In the midst of the Drona Parva’s war narrative, Sañjaya reports an ethical exhortation: he highlights the conduct of the virtuous—equanimous, non-wounding in speech, and forgiving—and urges the listener to attain the same exalted end that such people reach.
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