Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अयुद्धेन निवृत्ति च मनसा चिन्तय प्रभो । देवतानां प्रसादेन सर्वमेतद्‌ भविष्यति,'प्रभो! मन-ही-मन यह चिन्तन कीजिये कि दशार्णराज बिना युद्ध किये ही लौट जाये। देवताओंके कृपाप्रसादसे यह सब कुछ सिद्ध हो जायगा

Transliteration

ayuddhena nivṛttiṃ ca manasā cintaya prabho | devatānāṃ prasādena sarvam etad bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “O lord, reflect inwardly that the king of Daśārṇa will turn back without any fighting. By the gracious favor of the gods, all of this will come to pass.”

Word by Word

अयुद्धेनby non-fighting / without battle

निवृत्तिम्withdrawal, turning back

चand

मनसाwith the mind

चिन्तयthink, contemplate

प्रभोO lord

देवतानाम्of the gods

प्रसादेनby (their) grace/favor

सर्वम्all (this)

एतत्this

भविष्यतिwill happen / will come to be

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Daśārṇarāja (King of Daśārṇa)

Devatāḥ (the gods)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma urges a dharmic preference for avoiding bloodshed: one should aim for withdrawal and resolution without battle, while also acknowledging that outcomes may depend on higher providence (the gods’ favor).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war setting, Bhīṣma offers strategic and ethical counsel to his lord: anticipate and mentally prepare for the Daśārṇa king to retreat without fighting, trusting that divine favor will bring about this peaceful outcome.