Shloka 366
बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः
Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra
Devanagari script
शमार्थ सर्वयोधानां शृणु चेदं वचो मम । 'पुरुषसिंह! मैं इसीको लेकर समस्त योद्धाओंको शान्त करनेके लिये आज तुम्हारे पास आयी हूँ। तुम मेरी यह बात सुनो
Transliteration
śamārthaṃ sarvayodhānāṃ śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama |
Translation
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Para apaciguar a todos los guerreros, escuchad estas palabras mías.»
Word by Word
{'śama-artham (शमार्थम्)''for the purpose of peace
{'śama-artham (शमार्थम्)':
with the aim of pacification', 'sarva-yodhānām (सर्वयोधानाम्)''of all the warriors', 'śṛṇu (शृणु)': 'listen (imperative)', 'ca (च)': 'and', 'idam (इदम्)': 'this', 'vacaḥ (वचः)': 'speech
with the aim of pacification', 'sarva-yodhānām (सर्वयोधानाम्)':
statement', 'mama (मम)''my'}
statement', 'mama (मम)':
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaA
all warriors (sarva-yodhāḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Educational Q&A
Even amid martial tension, dharma prioritizes śama—restraint and pacification—so that collective anger does not escalate into further harm.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana introduces a peace-oriented address, indicating that the forthcoming words are meant to calm and reconcile the assembled warriors.