Shloka 42

Devanagari script

तत्र नः प्रथम: कल्पो यद्‌ वयं ते च माधव । प्रशान्ता: समभूताश्च श्रियं तामश्रुवीमहि,माधव! इस विषयमें हमारा पहला ध्येय यही है कि हम और कौरव आपसमें संधि करके शान्तभावसे रहकर उस सम्पत्तिका समानरूपसे उपभोग करें

Transliteration

tatra naḥ prathamaḥ kalpo yad vayaṃ te ca mādhava | praśāntāḥ samabhūtāś ca śriyaṃ tām aśruvīmahi ||

Translation

“In this matter, our first resolve is this, O Mādhava: that we and they (the Kauravas) should come to a peaceful settlement, become calm and reconciled, and then enjoy that prosperity in common. The ethical priority is concord and shared welfare, not victory through conflict.”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there/in that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• प्रथमः: first
• प्रथमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कल्पः: plan/intention
• कल्पः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: that/which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• ते: you (all)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• माधव: O Mādhava (Krishna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रशान्ताः: calmed/peaceful
• प्रशान्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समभूताः: having become/being
• समभूताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• श्रियम्: prosperity/fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अश्रुवीमहि: we heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 1st, Plural, Ātmanepada

• माधव: O Mādhava
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Kauravas (implied by 'te')

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Yudhiṣṭhira places dharma in the form of peace and mutual accommodation first: before resorting to war, the righteous priority is reconciliation and a fair sharing of prosperity, achieved through calmness and agreement rather than coercion.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva, as negotiations intensify before the Kurukṣetra war, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) and states the Pandavas’ foremost policy: to seek a settlement with the Kauravas so both sides may live peacefully and enjoy the kingdom’s wealth together.