Shloka 116

Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः

Devanagari script

प्रणश्येद्‌ वो यश: सद्यो न तु सान्त्वे पराजय: । “यदि अर्जुन आपलोगोंको बलपूर्वक हराकर अपने नगरमें चले गये, तब तो आपलोगोंका सारा यश तत्काल ही नष्ट हो जायगा और सान्त्वनापूर्वक उन्हें ले आनेमें अपनी पराजय नहीं है'

Transliteration

praṇaśyed vo yaśaḥ sadyo na tu sāntve parājayaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Your fame would be ruined at once, but there is no disgrace in yielding through conciliation. If Arjuna were to defeat you by force and return to his city, your honor would immediately be destroyed; whereas bringing him back through gentle persuasion is not a defeat.”

Word by Word

प्रणश्येत्would perish / would be destroyed

वःof you (all)

यशःfame, glory

सद्यःimmediately

नnot

तुbut

सान्त्वेin conciliation / in pacifying (means)

पराजयःdefeat

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

nagara (city)

Sandhi Notes