Shloka 20
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 148: Vāsudeva’s Report—Mobilization and the Nīti Sequence
Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa
बाह्लीकस्य प्रियो भ्राता शान्तनोश्व॒ महात्मन: । सौक्षात्रं च परं तेषां सहितानां महात्मनाम्
Bāhlīkasya priyo bhrātā Śāntanoś ca mahātmanaḥ | Saukṣātraṃ ca paraṃ teṣāṃ sahitānāṃ mahātmanām ||
ວາຍຸໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: «ບາຫລີກະ ເປັນພີ່ນ້ອງທີ່ມະຫາອາດສະຈັນ ຊານຕະນຸ ຮັກໃຄ່. ແລະໃນຫມູ່ບຸລຸດໃຈສູງເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ຜູ້ຢູ່ຮ່ວມກັນດ້ວຍຄວາມສາມັກຄີ, ສາຍສຳພັນຂອງສໍກສາຕຣະກໍໂດດເດັ່ນຍິ່ງ. ລະຫວ່າງພີ່ນ້ອງຜູ້ສູງສົ່ງເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ຜູ້ຮ່ວມໃຈຮ່ວມເປົ້າໝາຍ, ມີຄວາມຮັກແພງ ແລະການປະພຶດດັ່ງພີ່ນ້ອງອັນເປັນແບບຢ່າງ—ເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍການນັບຖືກັນ ແລະຄວາມສາມັກຄີອັນໝັ້ນຄົງ».
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of fraternal dharma: noble people remain united, and their relationships are sustained by mutual affection, respect, and steadfast solidarity—conducting themselves toward one another as true brothers should.
Vāyudeva describes the close familial bond among eminent figures connected with Śāntanu: Bāhlīka is presented as Śāntanu’s beloved brother, and the group (including the one designated as Saukṣātra) is portrayed as living in close association with exemplary brotherly affection.