Shloka 24
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय २५: संजयदूतवाक्यम्
Sañjaya’s Envoy-Speech on Peace
तेनानुबन्ध॑ मन्यते धारतराष्ट्र: शक्यं हर्तु पाण्डवानां ममत्वम् | किरीटिना तालमात्रायुधेन तद्वेदिना संयुगं तत्र गत्वा
tenānubandhaṁ manyate dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ śakyaṁ hartuṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ mamatvam | kirīṭinā tālamātrāyudhena tadvedinā saṁyugaṁ tatra gatvā ||
サンジャヤは言った。「ダリタラーシュトラよ、彼はパーンダヴァの正当な権利と王国への帰属の思いを断ち切れると考えている。だがそれを成すには、戦場に降り立ち、冠を戴くアルジュナと相まみえねばならぬ――タ―ラの尺度に及ぶ長弓を携え、弓術の学に通暁した達人と。『容易に』奪えると思うこと自体が道義の盲目である。強く、巧みで、しかも正義を負う者たちに戦を挑むことになるのだから。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical delusion of thinking that a rightful claim (pāṇḍavānāṁ mamatvam) can be ‘taken away’ by force. Such a plan inevitably leads to war against capable and justified opponents, revealing how greed and pride distort judgment and invite destructive consequences.
Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra, pointing out that the attempt to dispossess the Pāṇḍavas is not simple: it requires confronting Arjuna, famed as Kirīṭin and as a master of Dhanurveda, on the battlefield—implying the grave risk and inevitability of conflict.