Shalya Parva Adhyaya 60 Shloka 22 - Mahabharata | Assamese | Vedapath

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Shloka 22

Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)

Devanagari script

धर्मार्थो धर्मकामौ च कामार्थो चाप्पपीडयन्‌ । धर्मार्थकामान्‌ यो<भ्येति सो>त्यन्तं सुखमश्ुते

Transliteration

dharmārtho dharmakāmau ca kāmārtho cāpy apīḍayan | dharmārthakāmān yo 'bhyeti so 'tyantaṃ sukham aśnute ||

Translation

যেতিয়া ধৰ্ম-অৰ্থ, ধৰ্ম-কাম আৰু কাম-অৰ্থ—ইহঁতে পৰস্পৰক পীড়া নিদিয়ে, আৰু যি মানুহে ধৰ্ম, অৰ্থ আৰু কাম—তিনোটাক সমন্বয় কৰে, সি পৰম সুখ লাভ কৰে।

Word by Word

धर्मार्थःdharma-and-artha (righteousness and wealth)

धर्मकामौdharma-and-kāma (righteousness and desire/pleasure)

चand

कामार्थःkāma-and-artha (pleasure and wealth)

चand

अपिalso/even

पीडयन्afflicting/oppressing

धर्मार्थकामान्dharma, artha, and kāma (the three aims)

यःwho

अभ्येतिapproaches/attains

सःhe

अत्यन्तम्utterly/entirely

सुखम्happiness

अश्नुतेenjoys/obtains

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that true well-being comes from integrating dharma (ethical duty), artha (material welfare), and kāma (legitimate desire) so that none undermines the others; harmony among these aims yields the highest happiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya, narrating events and reflections from the war context to Dhritarashtra, states a general ethical principle: the balanced pursuit of dharma, artha, and kāma—without mutual conflict—leads to lasting happiness.