Shloka 23

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

Keśava-vākya aftermath

Devanagari script

यस्तु नि:श्रेयसं वाक्य मोहाजन्न प्रतिपद्यते । स दीर्घसूत्रो हीनार्थ: पश्चात्तापेन युज्यते

Transliteration

yastu niḥśreyasaṃ vākyaṃ mohāj janna pratipadyate | sa dīrghasūtro hīnārthaḥ paścāttāpena yujyate ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຜູ້ໃດທີ່ເນື່ອງຈາກຄວາມຫຼົງ ບໍ່ຍອມຮັບຄໍາແນະນໍາທີ່ນໍາໄປສູ່ຄວາມດີສູງສຸດ ຜູ້ນັ້ນຈະກາຍເປັນຄົນຜັດຜ່ອນ ພາດພົ້ນປະໂຫຍດອັນຄວນຂອງຕົນ ແລະສຸດທ້າຍກໍມີແຕ່ຄວາມເສຍໃຈເປັນຄູ່ຄອງ.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• नि:श्रेयसम्: highest good, welfare
• नि:श्रेयसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि:श्रेयस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: statement, advice, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मोहात्: from delusion; due to delusion
• मोहात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

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

• प्रतिपद्यते: accepts, follows, assents to
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + पद् (धातु)
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दीर्घसूत्रः: procrastinating; slow to act
• दीर्घसूत्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घसूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हीनार्थः: one whose purpose/interest is lost; deprived of benefit
• हीनार्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीनार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पश्चात्तापेन: with/by remorse
• पश्चात्तापेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चात्ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• युज्यते: is joined with; is afflicted by; falls to the lot of
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should recognize and act upon advice that leads to true welfare (niḥśreyasa). Delusion (moha) makes a person reject beneficial counsel, and delay (dīrghasūtratā) then results in missed advantage and eventual remorse (paścāttāpa).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-filled setting before the war, Vaiśampāyana states a general moral principle: ignoring well-intentioned, welfare-producing advice due to delusion leads to procrastination, loss of one’s proper interest, and regret—an implicit warning to those resisting prudent counsel.