Shloka 33

Devanagari script

त्वयापि प्रतिपत्तव्यं तथैव भरतर्षभ | स्वेषु बन्धुषु मुख्येषु मा मन्युवशमन्वगा:,“भरतश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हें भी अपने उन श्रेष्ठ बन्धुओंके प्रति वैसा ही बर्ताव करना चाहिये। तुम क्रोधके वशीभूत न होओ

Transliteration

tvayāpi pratipattavyaṃ tathaiva bharatarṣabha | sveṣu bandhuṣu mukhyeṣu mā manyuvaśam anvagāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ô taureau parmi les Bharata, toi aussi, conduis-toi de cette même manière envers tes plus éminents parents. Ne te laisse pas emporter sous l’emprise de la colère.»

Word by Word

त्वयाby you

अपिalso

प्रतिपत्तव्यम्should be acted/behaved (i.e., you should act)

तथाthus, in that manner

एवindeed, just

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

स्वेषुamong/with regard to your own

बन्धुषुamong kinsmen/relatives

मुख्येषुamong the foremost/chief

माdo not

मन्युवशम्under the control of anger

अन्वगाःyou should not follow / do not go after

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bharatarṣabha (honorific addressee, a Bharata prince)

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?

One should uphold proper conduct toward one’s own foremost relatives and not allow anger to dictate decisions; ethical restraint is presented as a necessary discipline, especially in tense political-family conflicts.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a Bharata prince is being admonished to treat his principal kinsmen appropriately and to avoid acting under the impulse of wrath—guidance characteristic of the Udyoga Parva’s efforts to restrain escalation and preserve dharma amid impending war.