Shloka 2

द्रौपदी-कृष्णसंवादः

Draupadī–Kṛṣṇa Dialogue on Settlement and Daṇḍa

Devanagari script

यदि प्रशममिच्छेयु: कुरव: पाण्डवैः सह । तथापि युद्ध दाशा्ह योजयेथा: सहैव तै:,दशाहईनन्दन! यदि कौरव पाण्डवोंके साथ संधि करना चाहें, तो भी आप उनके साथ युद्धकी ही योजना बनाइयेगा

Transliteration

yadi praśamam iccheyuḥ kuravaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha | tathāpi yuddha-daśāṁ yojayethāḥ sahaiva taiḥ ||

Translation

Sahadeva said: “Even if the Kurus should seek reconciliation with the Pāṇḍavas, you must still, along with them, make preparations for war.”

Word by Word

यदिif

प्रशमम्peace, pacification

इच्छेयुःmight wish/desire

कुरवःthe Kurus

पाण्डवैःwith the Pandavas

सहtogether with

तथाthus, in that way

अपिeven, also

युद्धwar

दशाःconditions/stances (reading uncertain)

योजयेथाःyou should arrange/plan

सहtogether with

एवindeed, only

तैःwith them

दशाहीनन्दनO son of Daśāha (patronymic; reading uncertain)

Speaker

सहदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sahadeva

Kuravaḥ (Kauravas)

Pāṇḍavāḥ (Pāṇḍavas)

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?

Even when peace is proposed, a ruler or strategist should not abandon vigilance; ethical governance includes preparedness to prevent being harmed by deceit or sudden aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sahadeva offers counsel in the lead-up to the great conflict, urging that even if the Kauravas speak of making peace with the Pāṇḍavas, one should still coordinate and maintain readiness for war alongside them.