Shloka 8
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय २५: संजयदूतवाक्यम्
Sañjaya’s Envoy-Speech on Peace
नाश्रेयान् वै प्रावारान् संविवस्ते कथं त्वस्मान् सम्प्रणुदेत् कुरुभ्य: । अन्रैव स्यादबुधस्यैव काम: प्राय: शरीरे हृदयं दुनोति
sañjaya uvāca |
nāśreyān vai prāvārān saṃvivaste kathaṃ tv asmān sampranudet kurubhyaḥ |
anṛ eva syād abudhasyaiva kāmaḥ prāyaḥ śarīre hṛdayaṃ dunoti ||
Sañjaya dijo: «Sin mérito, uno ni siquiera viste mantos finos; ¿cómo, entonces, podría expulsarnos de la tierra de los Kurus? En verdad, el deseo pertenece sólo al necio; por lo común atormenta el corazón dentro del cuerpo.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire (kāma) is portrayed as a mark of folly that agitates the inner heart-mind; true standing and success are linked to merit and right conduct, not to craving.
Sañjaya comments on political power and moral worth: he argues that without merit one cannot even enjoy basic signs of prosperity, so it would be impossible to expel ‘us’ from Kuru territory; he then criticizes craving as the affliction of the unwise.