Shloka 2

अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः

Devanagari script

श्रुते महर्षिप्रतिम: कृतकृत्यो$सि पार्थिव । पर्यवस्थापयात्मानं मा विषादे मन: कृथा:,राजन! वेद-शास्त्रोंके ज्ञानमें आप महर्षियोंके तुल्य हैं। आपने अपने जीवनके सम्पूर्ण कर्तव्योंका पालन कर लिया है; अतः अपने मनको स्थिर कीजिये, उसे विषादमें न डुबाइये

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | śrute maharṣipratimaḥ kṛtakṛtyo'si pārthiva | paryavasthāpayātmānaṃ mā viṣāde manaḥ kṛthāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „O König, in heiliger Gelehrsamkeit bist du den großen Rishis gleich. Du hast die Pflichten deines Lebens erfüllt; darum festige dein Inneres und lass deinen Geist nicht in Kummer versinken.“

Word by Word

श्रुतेin learning / in sacred knowledge

महर्षि-प्रतिमःequal to a great sage

कृत-कृत्यःone who has accomplished his duties

असिyou are

पार्थिवO king

पर्यवस्थापयsteady / compose (set firmly)

आत्मानम्yourself / your mind (self)

माdo not

विषादेin grief / despondency

मनःmind

कृथाःmake / place

राजन्O king

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address 'pārthiva')

maharṣi (great sages, as a class)

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 mental steadiness grounded in dharma: one who has fulfilled rightful duties should not be overwhelmed by despair, but should compose the mind and face events with inner firmness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), consoling and advising him amid the war reports, praising his learning and reminding him that he has completed his life’s obligations, so he should not succumb to grief.