Shloka 3

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 70: युधिष्ठिरस्य शान्त्युपायविचारः

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Deliberation on Peace-Means

Devanagari script

समुद्यन्तं सात्वतमेकवीरं प्रणेतारमृषभं यादवानाम्‌ | निहन्तारं क्षोभणं शात्रवाणां मुछ्चन्तं च द्विषतां वै यशांसि,संसारके अद्वितीय वीर, सात्वतकुलके श्रेष्ठ पुरुष, यदुवंशियोंके माननीय नेता, शत्रुपक्षके योद्धाओंको क्षुब्ध करके उनका संहार करनेवाले तथा वैरियोंके यशको बलपूर्वक छीन लेनेवाले वे भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण यहाँ उदित होंगे (और नेत्रवाले लोग उनका दर्शन करके धन्य हो जायाँगे)

Transliteration

samudyantaṁ sātvatam ekavīraṁ praṇetāram ṛṣabhaṁ yādavānām | nihantāraṁ kṣobhaṇaṁ śātravāṇāṁ muñcantaṁ ca dviṣatāṁ vai yaśāṁsi ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Kṛṣṇa is rising into view here—peerless hero of the Sātvatas, the honored leader and foremost bull among the Yādavas; the one who shakes the enemy host, destroys the opposing warriors, and forcibly strips away the fame of those who hate him. Those with eyes will be blessed to behold him.”

Word by Word

• समुद्यन्तम्: rising; about to arise
• समुद्यन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उद्-यत् (धातु) → समुद्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सात्वतम्: the Sātvata (Krishna); one of the Sātvatas
• सात्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकवीरम्: the single hero; matchless hero
• एकवीरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रणेतारम्: leader; guide
• प्रणेतारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-नी (धातु) → प्रणेतृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋषभम्: bull; best; foremost
• ऋषभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यादवानाम्: of the Yādavas
• यादवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• निहन्तारम्: slayer; destroyer
• निहन्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु) → निहन्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• क्षोभणम्: agitator; one who causes turmoil
• क्षोभणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षोभण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शात्रवाणाम्: of the enemies; of hostile men
• शात्रवाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शात्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• मुञ्चन्तम्: releasing; letting go; casting off
• मुञ्चन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु) → मुञ्चत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• द्विषताम्: of the haters; of foes
• द्विषताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विषत् (प्रातिपदिक; शत्रु-अर्थे)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वै: indeed; surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)

• यशांसि: fames; glories; reputations
• यशांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kṛṣṇa
• Sātvata (clan)
• Yādava (lineage)
• Śatru / enemies (opposing warriors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames righteous leadership as both protective and corrective: a dharmic leader may need to unsettle and defeat hostile forces, and the ‘fame’ of aggressors is not inherently worthy—unjust glory can be taken away when confronted by a superior moral and strategic power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra describes Kṛṣṇa’s arrival/appearance with heightened admiration and apprehension, portraying him as the unrivaled Yādava leader whose presence can shake the enemy camp and overturn the opponents’ prestige—setting the tone for the tense diplomacy and impending conflict of the Udyoga Parva.