Shloka 20
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint
Devanagari script
अलं युद्धेन राजेन्द्र सुह्ददां शूणु वारणम् । ध्रुवं विनाशो युद्धे हि क्षत्रियाणां प्रदृश्यते,'राजेन्द्र! इस युद्धसे तुम्हें कोई लाभ नहीं होगा। तुम्हारे हितैषी सुहृद् जो तुम्हें युद्धसे रोकते हैं, उनकी वह बात सुनो और मानो; क्योंकि युद्ध छिड़ जानेपर क्षत्रियोंका निश्चय ही विनाश दिखायी दे रहा है
Transliteration
alaṁ yuddhena rājendra suhṛdāṁ śṛṇu vāraṇam | dhruvaṁ vināśo yuddhe hi kṣatriyāṇāṁ pradṛśyate ||
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Enough of this war, O best of kings. Listen to the restraint urged by your well-wishers. For once war is joined, the destruction of kṣatriyas is seen to be certain.”
Word by Word
{'alaṁ''enough
{'alaṁ':
let there be an end (to)', 'yuddhena''with/through war
let there be an end (to)', 'yuddhena':
by war (instrumental of yuddha)', 'rājendra''O lord of kings
by war (instrumental of yuddha)', 'rājendra':
O best among kings (vocative)', 'suhṛdām''of well-wishers, friends (genitive plural of suhṛd)', 'śṛṇu': 'hear
O best among kings (vocative)', 'suhṛdām':
listen (imperative of √śru)', 'vāraṇam''checking, restraint, prevention
listen (imperative of √śru)', 'vāraṇam':
dissuasion (from √vṛ, ‘to restrain’)', 'dhruvam''certainly
dissuasion (from √vṛ, ‘to restrain’)', 'dhruvam':
fixed, inevitable', 'vināśaḥ''destruction, ruin', 'yuddhe': 'in war (locative)', 'hi': 'indeed
fixed, inevitable', 'vināśaḥ':
for', 'kṣatriyāṇām''of kṣatriyas/warrior-rulers (genitive plural)', 'pradṛśyate': 'is clearly seen
for', 'kṣatriyāṇām':
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
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VaiśaṃpāyanaR
rājendra (the king addressed)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context