Shloka 6
उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
तैः कृत्वा सह संघातं गिरिदुर्गालयं चर । काले व्यसनमाकाड्क्षन् नैवायमजरामर:,तू उन सबके साथ मैत्री करके यथासमय अपने शत्रु सिन्धुराजपर विपत्ति आनेकी प्रतीक्षा करता हुआ पर्वतोंकी दुर्गम गुफामें विचरता रह; क्योंकि यह सिन्धुराज कोई अजर, अमर तो है नहीं
taiḥ kṛtvā saha saṅghātaṃ giridurga-ālayaṃ cara | kāle vyasanam ākāṅkṣan naivāyam ajarāmaraḥ ||
Having formed an alliance with them, dwell and move about in a mountain stronghold—its caves and fastnesses—waiting for the right time, watching for calamity to befall your enemy, the king of Sindhu. For this Sindhu ruler is not truly ageless or immortal; his power too will meet its moment of decline.
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches prudent statecraft: build alliances, choose defensible refuge, and wait for the opportune time rather than rushing into direct confrontation—remembering that no enemy’s power is permanent, since none is truly ageless or immortal.
A son advises someone to ally with certain supporters, stay concealed in a mountain stronghold, and patiently await the moment when misfortune weakens the enemy—identified as the king of Sindhu—because that ruler is not beyond decline or death.