Shloka 59
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
Devanagari script
जयो वैरं प्रसृजति दुःखमास्ते पराजित:
Transliteration
jayo vairaṃ prasṛjati duḥkham āste parājitaḥ
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: „Der Sieg setzt Feindschaft frei, und der Besiegte verweilt im Leid.“
Word by Word
जयःvictory
जयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैरम्enmity
वैरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवैर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रसृजतिproduces / lets loose
प्रसृजति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + सृज्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular
दुःखम्sorrow
दुःखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आस्तेremains / abides
आस्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootआस्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
पराजितःthe defeated (one)
पराजितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपराजित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that conflict has enduring moral and emotional consequences: victory often breeds fresh hostility, and defeat leaves lingering sorrow. Therefore, a dharmic person should weigh outcomes beyond immediate gain and prefer reconciliation where possible.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Yudhiṣṭhira voices a cautionary insight about the aftermath of battle and rivalry, emphasizing the cycle of resentment and grief that follows winning and losing.