Shloka 9

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय २५: संजयदूतवाक्यम्

Sañjaya’s Envoy-Speech on Peace

Devanagari script

स्वयं राजा विषमस्थ: परेषु सामस्थ्यमन्विच्छति तन्न साधु । यथा<55त्मन: पश्यति वृत्तमेव तथा परेषामपि सो भ्युपैतु

Transliteration

svayaṁ rājā viṣamasthaḥ pareṣu sāmasthyam anvicchati tan na sādhu | yathātmanaḥ paśyati vṛttam eva tathā pareṣām api so 'bhyupaitu ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「王みずから不公平の立場にありながら、他者に公平を求めるのは正しくない。己の振る舞いをどう見るか、その同じ眼で他者の振る舞いも見よ。」

Word by Word

• स्वयम्: himself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विषमस्थः: standing in partiality/unevenly disposed
• विषमस्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषमस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परेषु: in/among others
• परेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• सामस्थ्यम्: evenness, impartiality
• सामस्थ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामस्थ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्विच्छति: seeks, desires
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-इष्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• साधु: proper, good
• साधु: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आत्मनः: of himself
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पश्यति: sees, observes
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वृत्तम्: conduct, behavior
• वृत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तथा: so, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• परेषाम्: of others
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्युपैतु: let him accept/recognize, let him see
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-उप-इ
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler (or anyone) must apply the same standard to oneself and to others. Seeking fairness from others while acting unfairly oneself is ethically improper; true dharma requires impartiality and consistent judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya comments critically on King Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s stance: the king is implicated in unequal, biased conduct, yet expects equitable behavior from others. Sañjaya urges him to recognize others’ actions with the same lens he uses for his own.