Adi Parva Adhyaya 131 Shloka 10 - Mahabharata | Indonesian | Vedapath

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Shloka 10

Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)

Devanagari script

ययोरेव सम॑ वित्तं ययोरेव सम॑ श्रुतम्‌ । तयोरविवाह: सख्यं च न तु पुष्टविपुष्टयो:

Transliteration

yayor eva samaṁ vittaṁ yayor eva samaṁ śrutam | tayor avivāhaḥ sakhyaṁ ca na tu puṣṭavipuṣṭayoḥ ||

Translation

Hūpada berkata: Hanya di antara mereka yang kekayaannya setara dan pengetahuannya setara, pernikahan dan persahabatan dapat tumbuh dengan patut. Antara yang makmur dan yang papa—antara yang kenyang dan yang kekurangan—persahabatan sejati tidak bertahan.

Word by Word

ययोःof whom (two)

एवindeed/only

समम्equal

वित्तम्wealth

ययोःof whom (two)

एवindeed/only

समम्equal

श्रुतम्learning/knowledge (what is heard/learned)

तयोःbetween/of those two

अविवाहःmarriage (lit. non-separation; here: विवाह-सम्बन्धः)

सख्यम्friendship

चand

नnot

तुbut/however

पुष्टविपुष्टयोःof the well-nourished and the ill-nourished (i.e., unequal persons)

Speaker

हुपद उवाच

Characters & Entities

ह

हुपद (Hupada)

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 teaches a pragmatic social ethic: stable marriage and friendship require parity—especially in resources (vitta) and education/culture (śruta). Extreme imbalance tends to produce dependence, resentment, or insecurity, undermining genuine reciprocity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Hupada is articulating a principle for forming alliances—particularly marital and friendly bonds—by emphasizing suitability and equality between parties, warning that relationships across stark disparities (prosperous vs. deprived) are difficult to sustain.