Shloka 3

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५ (कृष्णनीति: न्यायशम-उपदेशः; विराट-द्रुपदयोः सैन्यसमाह्वानम्)

Devanagari script

कि तु सम्बन्धकं तुल्यमस्माकं कुरुपाण्डुषु । यथेष्टं वर्तमानेषु पाण्डवेषु च तेषु च

Transliteration

kiṃ tu sambandhakaṃ tulyam asmākaṃ kurupāṇḍuṣu | yatheṣṭaṃ vartamāneṣu pāṇḍaveṣu ca teṣu ca ||

Translation

しかし我らの縁は、クルとパーンダヴァのいずれに対しても等しい。パーンダヴァであれ、かの者ら（カウラヴァ）であれ、彼らはそれぞれの思うところに従い、我らに相応しく好意的に振る舞っている。

Word by Word

• किं: but/indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम्

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सम्बन्धकम्: relationship, connection
• सम्बन्धकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्धक
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• तुल्यम्: equal, same
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: genitive, plural

• कुरु: among the Kurus (Kauravas)
• कुरु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• पाण्डुषु: among the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)
• पाण्डुषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• इष्टम्: desired, agreeable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• वर्तमानेषु: behaving, conducting themselves
• वर्तमानेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्तमान
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• पाण्डवेषु: among the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तेषु: among them (those)
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: locative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vayudeva
• Kauravas
• Pandavas
• Kurus

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights impartiality and even-handedness: one should recognize equal bonds and avoid partisan bias when both sides have maintained proper conduct and relationship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva explains his stance of neutrality, stating that his relationship is equally connected to both the Pāṇḍavas and the Kauravas, since both have treated him appropriately.