Shloka 1
Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 31 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Instructions to Sañjaya
Peace Appeal and Five-Village Proposal
ऑपन--+र< बक। है २ द्वात्रिशोड्ध्याय: अर्जुनद्वारा कौरवोंके लिये संदेश देना, संजयका हस्तिनापुर जा धृतराष्ट्रसे मिलकर उन्हें युधिष्ठिरका कुशल-समाचार कहकर धृतराष्ट्रके कार्यकी निन्दा करना वैशम्पायन उवाच (धर्मराजस्य तु वच: श्रुत्वा पार्थो धनंजय: । उवाच संजयं तत्र वासुदेवस्य शृण्वतः ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | dharmarājasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā pārtho dhanañjayaḥ | uvāca sañjayaṃ tatra vāsudevasya śṛṇvataḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: لما سمع بارثا دهننجايا (أرجونا) كلامَ دارماراجا يودهيشثيرا، خاطب سنجيا هناك، وڤاسوديفا (كريشنا) يصغي. ويُبرز هذا المشهد أن رسالة أرجونا قائمة على الدارما وعلى المحاسبة: نصحٌ يُقال جهارًا في حضرة كريشنا قبل أن يُحمَل إلى بلاط الكوروڤا.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech and action should be rooted in dharma and delivered with accountability: Arjuna speaks after hearing Yudhiṣṭhira’s righteous counsel, and he speaks in Kṛṣṇa’s presence—signaling that political messaging must be ethically grounded and open to moral scrutiny.
After listening to Yudhiṣṭhira, Arjuna begins addressing Sañjaya, who will serve as a messenger to the Kaurava side. Kṛṣṇa is present and listening, framing the forthcoming message as part of the pre-war diplomatic exchange in Udyoga Parva.