Shloka 356
उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
न त्वं परस्यानुचरस्तात जीवितुमहसि । इस कुलमें कभी कोई ऐसा पुरुष नहीं उत्पन्न हुआ, जो दूसरेके पीछे-पीछे चला हो। तात! तू दूसरेका सेवक होकर जीवित रहनेके योग्य नहीं है
na tvaṁ parasyānucarastāta jīvitum arhasi | asmin kule kadācana na kaścid eva puruṣa utpanno yaḥ parasyānu anu gacchet | tāta! tvaṁ parasyāḥ sevako bhūtvā jīvitum na yogyosi ||
Sang putra berkata: “Ayah, engkau tidak layak hidup sebagai pengikut orang lain. Dalam garis keturunan kita, tak pernah lahir seorang pun yang berjalan di belakang orang lain. Ayah, engkau tidak patut terus hidup sebagai hamba orang lain.”
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts an ethic of self-respect and lineage-based honor: one should not abandon one’s rightful agency and dignity by living as a dependent follower or servant of another, especially when one’s family tradition values independence and personal responsibility.
In the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war setting, a son rebukes his father, urging him not to accept a subordinate, servile position under another’s authority. The speech appeals to family precedent (“in our lineage…”) to strengthen the moral pressure.