Shloka 45

Devanagari script

यावत्‌ कृष्णो महाबाहु: स्वाधीन: कुरुसत्तम | तावत्‌ पार्थेन शूरेण संधिस्ते तात युज्यताम्‌,“तात! कुरुश्रेष्ठी] जबतक महाबाहु भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण अपने लोगोंके प्रेमके अधीन हैं, तभीतक शूरवीर अर्जुनके साथ तुम्हारी संधि हो जाय तो ठीक है

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

yāvat kṛṣṇo mahābāhuḥ svādhīnaḥ kurusattama |

tāvat pārthena śūreṇa sandhis te tāta yujyatām ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「クル族の最勝者よ、強大なる腕を持つクリシュナが、なお汝の好意と影響のうちにある間に、愛しき者よ、勇なるパールタ（アルジュナ）と和解を結ぶがよい。今こそ相応しき時である。」

Word by Word

यावत्as long as / until

कृष्णःKrishna

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)

स्वाधीनःindependent; under one’s own control

कुरुसत्तमO best of the Kurus

तावत्so long / then (for that long)

पार्थेनby/with Partha (Arjuna)

शूरेणby/with the brave (one)

सन्धिःalliance; treaty; peace

तेof you / your

तातO dear one / O son

युज्यताम्let it be made/arranged; let it be joined

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kṛṣṇa

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Kuru (dynasty)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Seize the ethical opportunity for peace: when a powerful mediator (Kṛṣṇa) is still receptive and relations are workable, one should promptly pursue reconciliation rather than let pride and delay harden conflict into war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya urges the addressed Kuru leader to conclude a treaty with Arjuna immediately, stressing that the window for settlement is limited—so long as Kṛṣṇa remains favorably disposed and able to influence events toward peace.