Shloka 29
उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
स्वर्गद्वारोपमं राज्यमथवाप्यमृतोपमम् | युद्धमेकायनं मत्वा पतोल्मुक इवारिषु
svargadvāropamaṃ rājyam athavāpy amṛtopamam | yuddham ekāyanaṃ matvā patolmuḳa ivāriṣu ||
যুদ্ধকে স্বর্গদ্বারের ন্যায় শ্রেষ্ঠ গতি—অথবা অমৃতসম রাজ্য—লাভের একমাত্র পথ জেনে, জ্বলন্ত অগ্নিশলাকার মতো শত্রুদের ওপর ঝাঁপিয়ে পড়।
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames warfare, when undertaken as a kṣatriya’s duty, as a decisive means to secure rightful sovereignty and even heavenly merit; it exhorts unwavering resolve—attacking the foe like a burning brand—rather than hesitation.
A speaker identified as “the son” addresses another (implicitly a warrior/leader), urging him to see battle as the sole effective course to obtain kingship and glory, and to charge the enemies with fierce determination.