Shloka 15
अन्तं गत्वा कर्मणां मा प्रजह्मा: सत्यं दमं चार्जवमानृशंस्यम् । अश्वमेधं राजसूयं तथेज्या: पापस्यान्तं कर्मणो मा पुनर्गा:,इस तरह (ज्ञानाग्निके द्वारा) कर्मोंको दग्ध करके सत्य, दम, आर्जव (सरलता) तथा अनृशंसता (दया) इन सदगुणोंका कभी त्याग न करें। अश्वमेध, राजसूय और अन्य यज्ञोंको भी न छोड़ें, परंतु युद्ध-जैसे पापकर्मके निकट फिर कभी न जाये
sañjaya uvāca |
antaṃ gatvā karmaṇāṃ mā prajahmāḥ satyaṃ damaṃ cārjavam ānṛśaṃsyam |
aśvamedhaṃ rājasūyaṃ tathejyaḥ pāpasyāntaṃ karmaṇo mā punargāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “Having brought your actions to their proper consummation, do not abandon truth, self-restraint, straightforwardness, and compassion. Do not give up the Aśvamedha, the Rājasūya, and other sacrificial rites; yet never again draw near to the end of sinful action—such as war.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustain foundational virtues—truth, self-restraint, straightforwardness, and compassion—while continuing legitimate Vedic duties like royal sacrifices; but avoid returning to sinful, destructive action, exemplified by war.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Sañjaya conveys counsel that frames righteous conduct for rulers: uphold moral virtues and sanctioned rites, yet refrain from sliding back into violent, blameworthy deeds as tensions move toward conflict.