Shloka 306
ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्
Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief
संधास्ये धर्मपुत्रेण पश्चादिति च सो<ब्रवीत् । “अतः मैं पहले समरांगणमें श्रीकृष्णसहित अर्जुनको परास्त करके पीछे धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिरके साथ संधि करूँगा” ऐसी बात उन्होंने कही
sandhāsye dharmaputreṇa paścād iti ca so 'bravīt | “ataḥ ahaṃ pūrvaṃ samarāṅgaṇe śrīkṛṣṇasahitaṃ arjunaṃ parājitya paścāt dharmaputra yudhiṣṭhirena sārdhaṃ sandhiṃ kariṣyāmi” iti vācaṃ te 'bruvan |
He declared, “I will make peace with the son of Dharma afterward.” He then stated his resolve: “Therefore, I shall first defeat Arjuna—together with Śrī Kṛṣṇa—on the battlefield, and only afterward will I conclude a treaty with Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical dilemma of postponing peace until after achieving military superiority: it contrasts the dharmic ideal of timely reconciliation with a power-driven approach that seeks victory first and agreement later.
A speaker (recounted by Yudhiṣṭhira) reports someone’s declaration: he intends to first defeat Arjuna on the battlefield—even with Kṛṣṇa at his side—and only afterward make a peace treaty with Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra).