Shloka 11

Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 92: Kṛṣṇasya sabhāpraveśaḥ

Krishna’s Entry into the Royal Assembly

Devanagari script

आकेशग्रहणान्मित्रमकार्यात्‌ संनिवर्तयन्‌ । अवाच्य: कस्यचिद्‌ भवति कृतयत्नो यथाबलम्‌,जो अपने मित्रको उसकी चोटी पकड़कर भी बुरे कार्यसे हटानेके लिये यथाशक्ति प्रयत्न करता है, वह किसीकी निन्दाका पात्र नहीं होता है

Transliteration

ākeśa-grahaṇān mitram akāryāt saṁnivartayan | avācyaḥ kasyacid bhavati kṛta-yatno yathā-balam ||

Translation

مَن يسعى، ولو أمسك بصديقه من شعره، بكل ما أوتي من طاقة ليكفَّه عن فعلٍ آثمٍ مخالفٍ للدارما، لا يصير موضعَ لومٍ في نظر أحد.

Word by Word

आकेशग्रहणात्even from (the act of) seizing by the hair/topknot

मित्रम्a friend

अकार्यत्from a wrong act

संनिवर्तयन्turning back / restraining

अवाच्यःnot to be blamed / not blameworthy

कस्यचित्of anyone

भवतिis / becomes

कृतयत्नःone who has made effort / who has tried

यथाबलम्according to (one's) strength; as much as possible

Speaker

(वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṁpāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Preventing a friend from wrongdoing is a dharmic duty; even firm physical restraint is not blameworthy when motivated by protection from adharma and undertaken with sincere, proportionate effort.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśaṁpāyana’s narration, a general ethical principle is stated: a well-intentioned person who tries, to the extent of his ability, to stop a friend from an improper act should not be condemned for the severity of the intervention.