Shloka 15

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana

Keśava-vākya aftermath

Devanagari script

अधर्म्यादयशस्याच्च कर्मणस्त्व॑ प्रमोक्ष्यसे । प्राज्ैः शूरैर्महोत्साहैरात्मवद्धिर्बहुशुुतै:ः

Transliteration

adharmyādayaśasyācca karmaṇas tvaṁ pramokṣyase | prājñaiḥ śūraiḥ mahotsāhair ātmavaddhir bahuśrutaiḥ ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「汝は、不義にして不名誉を招く行いの道から解き放たれるであろう——賢者たち、勇士たち、大いなる気魄を備えた者たち、自制ある者たち、そして聖なる学に通暁した者たちの助言と支えによって。」

Word by Word

अधर्म्यात्from unrighteous (act)

अयशस्यात्from disgraceful (act)

चand

कर्मणःfrom the deed/action

त्वम्you

प्रमोक्ष्यसेyou will be freed / you will escape

प्राज्ञैःby the wise

शूरैःby heroes/brave men

महोत्साहैःby those of great energy/enthusiasm

आत्मवद्भिःby the self-controlled/prudent

बहुश्रुतैःby the learned (much-heard)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

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?

Even when one is drawn toward a harmful decision, association with the wise, courageous, disciplined, and learned can rescue a person from adharma and from actions that lead to lasting disgrace.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, narrating the events, states that the addressed person will be turned back from an unrighteous, shameful course through the influence of capable advisers—those marked by wisdom, valor, energy, self-mastery, and learning.