Shloka 30

Devanagari script

धर्मार्थावभिसंत्यज्य संरम्भं यो5नुमन्यते । हसन्ति व्यसने तस्य दुर्ह्वकी नचिरादिव,“जो धर्म और अर्थका परित्याग करके क्रोधका ही अनुसरण करता है, उसे शीघ्र ही विपत्तिमें पड़ा देख उसके शत्रुगण हँसी उड़ाते हैं

Transliteration

dharmārthāv abhisantyajya saṃrambhaṃ yo 'numanyate | hasanti vyasane tasya durhṛdā na cirād iva ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Quien, dejando de lado tanto el dharma como el artha, decide seguir sólo la ira temeraria, pronto es motivo de risa para sus enemigos cuando lo ven caído en la calamidad».

Word by Word

धर्मार्थौdharma and artha

अभिसंत्यज्यhaving completely abandoned

संरम्भम्anger; impetuous rage; violent resolve

यःwho

अनुमन्यतेapproves; assents to; follows (as acceptable)

हसन्तिlaugh

व्यसनेin misfortune; in calamity

तस्यof him

दुर्ह्वकाःwicked/hostile people; enemies (derisive)

नnot

चिरात्after a long time; long thereafter

इवas if; like

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Abandoning dharma (right conduct) and artha (practical welfare) to follow uncontrolled anger leads quickly to downfall; such ruin becomes a cause of mockery for one’s enemies. The verse urges restraint and alignment of action with ethical and prudent aims.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration within the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-filled context, a general moral warning is voiced: rash, anger-driven choices—especially in political and conflict situations—invite swift disaster and embolden adversaries.