Shloka 19
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint
प्रशाधि पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां ततस्त्वं भ्रातृभि: सह । समालिड्ग्य च हर्षेण नृपा यान्तु परस्परम्,“तदनन्तर तुम अपने भाइयोंके साथ इस सारी पृथ्वीका शासन करो और ये राजा लोग एक-दूसरेसे मिल-जुलकर हर्षपूर्वक यहाँसे पधारें
praśādhi pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ tatas tvaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha | samāliṅgya ca harṣeṇa nṛpā yāntu parasparam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Rule the entire earth; then you, together with your brothers, should govern. And let the kings, embracing one another in joy and reconciliation, depart from here in mutual goodwill.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds rājadharma: rightful governance should be exercised in unity with one’s kin, and political order is ideally restored through reconciliation—kings part in mutual goodwill rather than hostility.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a counsel or outcome in which the addressee is urged to govern the whole realm with his brothers, while the assembled kings are envisioned leaving after joyfully embracing one another, signaling a hoped-for settlement and peace.