Shloka 19
यस्य कामो वर्तते नित्यमेव नान्य: शमाद् भारतानामिति सम | स बाह्लिकानामृषभो मनीषी त्वयाभिवाद्य: संजय साधुशील:,संजय! भरतवंशियोंमें परस्पर शान्ति बनी रहे, इसके सिवा दूसरी कोई कामना जिनके हृदयमें कभी नहीं होती है, जो बाह्नलीकवंशके श्रेष्ठ पुरुष हैं, उन साधु स्वभाववाले बुद्धिमान् बाह्नलीकको भी तुम मेरा प्रणाम निवेदन करना
yasya kāmo vartate nityam eva nānyaḥ śamād bhāratānām iti sam | sa bāhlikānām ṛṣabho manīṣī tvayābhivādyaḥ sañjaya sādhūśīlaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O Sañjaya, convey my respectful salutations to that wise and noble Bāhlīka—foremost among the Bāhlīkas—whose constant and only desire is this: that peace and concord may ever prevail among the Bhāratas. For him, there is no other wish beyond the settling of minds and the restoration of harmony.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates śama (peaceful restraint and concord) as the highest and sole worthy desire in a fractured family polity; it frames ethical leadership as prioritizing reconciliation over personal gain.
In the diplomatic exchanges preceding war, Yudhiṣṭhira instructs Sañjaya to offer his respectful greetings to the virtuous elder Bāhlīka, praising him as one whose constant aim is peace among the Bhāratas.