Shloka 2736

Devanagari script

श्रेयसस्त्वद्धिते युक्तांस्तत्तद्‌ वक्तुमिहेच्छसि । “तुम निष्ठर और पापपूर्ण विचार रखनेवाले हो; अतः तुम्हारे मनमें सबपर संदेह बना रहता है, इसीलिये तुम्हारे हितमें ही तत्पर रहनेवाले श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंको भी तुम ऐसी-ऐसी बातें सुनानेकी इच्छा रखते हो

Transliteration

śreyasastvaddhite yuktāṁstattad vaktum ihecchasi |

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Du willst hier dies und jenes an Rat aussprechen, sogar zu jenen edlen Männern, die deinem Wohl und dem wahrhaft Heilsamen ergeben sind — weil dein Geist verhärtet und von sündhaftem Vorsatz befleckt ist und du daher jedem misstraust.“

Word by Word

श्रेयसःof welfare / of the better (good)

तुbut

अद्धितेin (your) benefit / in welfare

युक्तान्engaged, devoted, intent (on)

तत्that

तत्that (each such thing)

वक्तुम्to speak / to tell

इहhere

इच्छसिyou desire / you wish

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A mind driven by harshness and unethical intention tends to suspect everyone, even well-wishers; such suspicion distorts how one receives and gives counsel, undermining true welfare (śreyas/hita).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya comments critically on the addressee’s disposition: despite the presence of noble well-wishers devoted to his benefit, the addressee wants to speak (or press) various pointed remarks, arising from persistent distrust.