Shloka 7
उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
संजयो नामततश्न त्वं न च पश्यामि तत् त्वयि । अन्वर्थनामा भव मे पुत्र मा व्यर्थनामक:,तेरा नाम तो संजय है, परंतु तुझमें इस नामके अनुसार गुण मैं नहीं देख रही हूँ। बेटा! युद्धमें विजय प्राप्त करके अपना नाम सार्थक कर, व्यर्थ संजय नाम न धारण कर
Sañjayo nāmataś ca tvaṁ na ca paśyāmi tat tvayi | anvarthanāmā bhava me putra mā vyarthanāmakaḥ ||
Tu nombre es «Sañjaya», y sin embargo no veo en ti las cualidades que vuelven verdadero ese nombre. Hijo mío, haz que tu nombre tenga sentido: conquista la victoria en la guerra y no lleves en vano el nombre de «Sañjaya».
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person should embody the meaning of their name and social identity through conduct and achievement; honor is not merely nominal. The verse urges aligning reputation with real virtue—here framed as proving oneself through victory.
A speaker identified as “the son” delivers a sharp admonition to someone named Sañjaya, criticizing him for not living up to his name’s implication of victory and urging him to win in the coming conflict so the name becomes ‘true’ rather than empty.