Shloka 5
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
अनयस्यानुपायस्य संयुगे परम: क्षय: । संशयो जायते साम्याज्जयश्व न भवेद् द्वयो:
anasyānupāyasya saṁyuge paramaḥ kṣayaḥ | saṁśayo jāyate sāmyāj jayaś ca na bhaved dvayoḥ ||
যে নীতি গ্রহণ করে না এবং যথোচিত উপায় অবলম্বন করে না, তার যুদ্ধে পরম ক্ষয় হয়। আর দুই পক্ষ সমান হলে কেবল সংশয়ই জন্মায়; কারও নিশ্চিত জয় হয় না।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory in conflict depends on right policy (naya) and an effective means (upāya). Without them, ruin is likely; and when forces are evenly matched, the outcome remains uncertain rather than decisively victorious.
Vāyudeva states a principle of warfare and counsel: entering battle without proper strategy leads to total loss, and parity between opponents produces doubt about the outcome, with no assured victory for either side.