Shloka 26

Bhīmasena’s Counsel on Grief, Inner Conflict, and the Duty of Kingship (भीमसेन-उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्ननिर्जिते युद्धे कामवस्थां गमिष्यसि । एतज्जित्वा महाराज कृतकृत्यो भविष्यसि,“महाराज! यदि युद्धमें आपने मनको परास्त नहीं किया तो पता नहीं आप किस अवस्थाको पहुँच जायँगे? और यदि मनको जीत लिया तो अवश्य कृतकृत्य हो जायूँगे। प्राणियोंके आवागमनको देखते हुए इस विचारधाराको बुद्धिमें स्थिर करके आप पिता- पितामहोंके आचारमें प्रतिष्ठित हो यथोचित रूपसे राज्यका शासन कीजिये

Transliteration

tasminn anirjite yuddhe kāmāvasthāṁ gamiṣyasi | etaj jitvā mahārāja kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi ||

Translation

O great king! If, in that battle, you do not conquer your inner foe, you will fall into the condition of being driven by desire. But if you conquer this, you will become one who has fulfilled his purpose.

Word by Word

तस्मिन्in that

अनिर्जितेnot conquered

युद्धेin the battle

काम-अवस्थाम्a state of desire (lustful condition)

गमिष्यसिyou will go/attain

एतत्this

जित्वाhaving conquered

महा-राजO great king

कृत-कृत्यःone who has accomplished what is to be done; fulfilled

भविष्यसिyou will be/become

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mahārāja (the king addressed)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes