Shloka 47
यावत् तिष्ठन्ति समरे हतशेषा: सहोदरा: । नृपाश्न बहवो राजंस्तावत् संधि: प्रयुज्यताम्,“राजन! इस समरभूमिमें मरनेसे बचे हुए तुम्हारे सहोदर भाई जबतक मौजूद हैं और जबतक बहुत-से नरेश भी जीवन धारण कर रहे हैं, तभीतक तुम अर्जुनके साथ संधि कर लो
sañjaya uvāca |
yāvat tiṣṭhanti samare hataśeṣāḥ sahodarāḥ |
nṛpāś ca bahavo rājan tāvat sandhiḥ prayujyatām ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, so long as your brothers who have survived the slaughter still stand upon the battlefield, and so long as many kings yet remain alive, let a treaty be pursued now. While life and kin still endure, choose reconciliation over further ruin.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges timely peace: while kin and allies still live, a ruler should choose reconciliation (sandhi) to prevent further needless destruction—an ethical counsel prioritizing preservation of life and responsibility in kingship.
Sañjaya addresses the king, warning that the war is consuming brothers and allied kings; he advises that, before the remaining survivors are wiped out, the king should seek a settlement with the opposing side (implicitly Arjuna/Pāṇḍavas).