Shloka 49

Devanagari script

सो<यं नूनमनुप्राप्तस्त्वत्कृते काल उत्तम: । त्वरितं कुरुत श्रेयो नैतदेतावता कृतम्‌,“तुम्हारे लिये यह निश्चय ही बहुत उत्तम अवसर प्राप्त हुआ है। शीघ्र ही अपने कल्याण-साधनमें लग जाओ। पाण्डवोंको वनवास दे देनेमात्रसे तुम्हारा अभीष्ट सिद्ध नहीं हो सकता

Transliteration

so ’yaṃ nūnam anuprāptas tvatkṛte kāla uttamaḥ | tvaritaṃ kuruta śreyo naitad etāvatā kṛtam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “For your sake, this truly is an excellent moment that has arrived. Act quickly for what is truly beneficial. Your aim cannot be fulfilled merely by sending the Pāṇḍavas into exile.”

Word by Word

सःhe/that (one)

अयम्this (one)

नूनम्surely, indeed

अनुप्राप्तःarrived, obtained, come upon

त्वत्कृतेfor your sake, on account of you

कालःtime, occasion

उत्तमःexcellent, best

त्वरितम्quickly, swiftly

कुरुतdo (you all), perform

श्रेयःthe better course, welfare, good

नnot

एतत्this

एतावताby this much, with only this

कृतम्done, accomplished

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

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?

One should recognize the decisive moment (kāla) and pursue true welfare (śreyaḥ) promptly; partial measures that only appear to succeed do not accomplish a deeper objective.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sabha Parva context after the Pāṇḍavas’ defeat and exile, the narrator reports counsel that the present situation is a favorable opportunity for the addressee, but that merely sending the Pāṇḍavas to the forest will not fully secure the intended goal.