Shloka 25

Devanagari script

यदि न स्युर्मानुषेषु क्षमिण: पृथिवीसमा: । न स्यात्‌ संधिर्मनुष्याणां क्रोधमूलो हि विग्रह:,यदि मनुष्योंमें पृथ्वीके समान क्षमाशील पुरुष न हों तो मानवोंमें कभी सन्धि हो ही नहीं सकती; क्योंकि झगड़ेकी जड़ तो क्रोध ही है

Transliteration

yadi na syur mānuṣeṣu kṣamiṇaḥ pṛthivī-samāḥ | na syāt sandhir manuṣyāṇāṁ krodha-mūlo hi vigrahaḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Jika di antara manusia tidak ada pribadi pemaaf yang teguh seperti bumi, maka perdamaian di antara manusia takkan pernah terjadi. Sebab akar pertikaian adalah amarah.”

Word by Word

यदिif

नnot

स्युःwould be / should exist

मानुषेषुamong humans

क्षमिणःforbearing, patient

पृथिवीसमाःequal to the earth (earth-like)

नnot

स्यात्would be

सन्धिःpeace, reconciliation

मनुष्याणाम्of men / among men

क्रोधमूलःhaving anger as its root

हिindeed, for

विग्रहःconflict, quarrel

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Pṛthivī (Earth)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Forgiveness (kṣamā) is essential for social harmony: without patient, earth-like forbearance, no lasting reconciliation (sandhi) can occur, because anger is the primary source of disputes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on human conduct and governance, emphasizing that peace-making depends on the presence of forgiving individuals who can absorb offenses without escalating them into conflict.