Shloka 6

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय २५: संजयदूतवाक्यम्

Sañjaya’s Envoy-Speech on Peace

Devanagari script

सम्पश्येम॑ भोगचयं महान्तं सहास्माभिर्धुतराष्ट्रस्थ राज्ञ:,हमलोगोंसहित राजा धृतराष्ट्रके पास यह भोगोंकी विशाल राशि संचित हो गयी है। परंतु देखो (इतनेपर भी उनकी तृप्ति नहीं होती)

Transliteration

sampaśyema bhogacayaṃ mahāntaṃ sahāsmābhir dhṛtarāṣṭrastha rājñaḥ

Translation

संजय म्हणाला—पहा, आमच्यासह राजा धृतराष्ट्रासाठी भोग-विलास व साधनसंपत्तीचा मोठा साठा जमला आहे; तरीही इतक्या वैभवानंतरही त्यांची तृप्ती होत नाही।

Word by Word

सम्पश्येमmay we see / let us behold

भोगचयम्a heap/collection of enjoyments (wealth/pleasures)

महान्तम्great, vast

सहtogether with

अस्माभिःby/with us

धृतराष्ट्रस्थin/at Dhṛtarāṣṭra (i.e., in the presence/house of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

राज्ञःof the king

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Material abundance (bhoga) does not guarantee contentment; unchecked desire and attachment can keep a ruler dissatisfied even when resources are immense, undermining ethical judgment and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya draws attention to the great wealth and pleasures amassed under Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s authority, highlighting that despite such accumulation, the king (and his courtly situation) remains unsated—an implicit critique of the moral failure that fuels the coming conflict.