Shloka 366

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

शमार्थ सर्वयोधानां शृणु चेदं वचो मम । 'पुरुषसिंह! मैं इसीको लेकर समस्त योद्धाओंको शान्त करनेके लिये आज तुम्हारे पास आयी हूँ। तुम मेरी यह बात सुनो

Transliteration

śamārthaṃ sarvayodhānāṃ śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “For the sake of pacifying all the warriors, listen to these words of mine.”

Word by Word

• {'śama-artham (शमार्थम्)': 'for the purpose of peace

• with the aim of pacification', 'sarva-yodhānām (सर्वयोधानाम्)': 'of all the warriors', 'śṛṇu (शृणु)': 'listen (imperative)', 'ca (च)': 'and', 'idam (इदम्)': 'this', 'vacaḥ (वचः)': 'speech

• statement', 'mama (मम)': 'my'}

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• all warriors (sarva-yodhāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid martial tension, dharma prioritizes śama—restraint and pacification—so that collective anger does not escalate into further harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana introduces a peace-oriented address, indicating that the forthcoming words are meant to calm and reconcile the assembled warriors.