Shloka 13

Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 92: Kṛṣṇasya sabhāpraveśaḥ

Krishna’s Entry into the Royal Assembly

Devanagari script

हित॑ हि धार्तराष्ट्राणां पाण्डवानां तथैव च | पृथिव्यां क्षत्रियाणां च यतिष्येडहममायया,मैं तो निष्कपटभावसे धृतराष्ट्रके पुत्रों, पाण्डवों तथा भूमण्डलके सभी क्षत्रियोंके हितका ही प्रयत्न करूँगा

Transliteration

hitaṃ hi dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ tathaiva ca | pṛthivyāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca yatiṣye 'ham amāyayā ||

Translation

Car, en vérité, je m’emploierai sans aucune ruse au bien des fils de Dhṛtarāṣṭra, tout autant qu’à celui des Pāṇḍava, et des kṣatriya de la terre.

Word by Word

हितम्welfare, benefit

हिindeed, for

धार्तराष्ट्राणाम्of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Kauravas)

पाण्डवानाम्of the Pāṇḍavas

तथाso, likewise

एवjust, indeed

चand

पृथिव्याम्on the earth

क्षत्रियाणाम्of the kṣatriyas

चand

यतिष्येI shall strive

अहम्I

अमाययाwith sincerity, without deceit

Speaker

(वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhārtarāṣṭras (sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Pāṇḍavas

Kṣatriyas

Pṛthivī (the earth)

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?

The verse upholds ethical impartiality: a righteous agent should seek the welfare (hita) of all parties—friends and rivals alike—acting without deceit (amāyayā). It frames dharma as sincere, non-partisan commitment to the common good, especially when society is on the brink of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva, as war looms between the Kauravas (Dhārtarāṣṭras) and the Pāṇḍavas, the speaker declares an intention to work sincerely for the benefit of both sides and for the wider Kṣatriya world—signaling a peace-oriented, conciliatory effort aimed at preventing broader destruction.