Shloka 5

उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः

Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya

Devanagari script

सहायोपचितिं कृत्वा व्यवसाय्य ततस्तत: । अनुदुष्येयुरपरे पश्यन्तस्तव पौरुषम्‌,दूसरे राजा भी तेरा पुरुषार्थ देखकर इधर-उधरसे विशेष चेष्टापूर्वक सहायक साधनोंकी वृद्धि करके सिन्धुराजके शत्रु हो सकते हैं

Transliteration

sahāyopacitiṁ kṛtvā vyavasāyya tatastataḥ | anuduṣyeyurapare paśyantastava pauruṣam ||

Translation

Habiendo aumentado deliberadamente sus recursos de apoyo y sus alianzas, y aplicándose luego una y otra vez con firme determinación, otros reyes—al ver tu proeza—podrían volverse hostiles y convertirse en enemigos del rey de Sindhu.

Word by Word

सहायोपचितिम्increase/accumulation of allies (supporting means)

कृत्वाhaving done / having made

व्यवसाय्यhaving resolved/undertaken (with effort)

ततःthen / thereafter

ततःagain then / repeatedly thereafter

अनुदुष्येयुःmight become hostile / might do harm (against)

अपरेothers

पश्यन्तःseeing

तवyour

पौरुषम्manliness/valor/heroic effort

Speaker

पुत्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

other kings (apare rājānaḥ, implied)

Sindhu-rāja (king of Sindhu, implied by context)

you (tava—addressee, unspecified in the pāda)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and visible prowess can provoke counter-coalitions: prudent kings anticipate that others may strengthen alliances and resources in response, turning into enemies; therefore strategy must include managing perceptions and securing one’s own support.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (the son) warns the addressed king that other rulers, observing his valor, may actively build up supporting means and alliances from various quarters and thereby become hostile—specifically becoming enemies of the Sindhu king (as indicated by the traditional contextual gloss).