Shloka 63

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ ते सुकृतं कर्म नात्र किंचन युज्यते । वयमप्यनुजानीमो नात्र दोषो5स्ति कश्नन,“यह तुम्हारे लिये पुण्य कर्म होगा। इस विषयमें कोई विचार करनेकी आवश्यकता नहीं है। मैं भी तुम्हें इसके लिये आज्ञा देता हूँ, अत: इसमें कोई दोष नहीं है

Transliteration

etat te sukṛtaṃ karma nātra kiṃcana yujyate | vayam apy anujānīmo nātra doṣo 'sti kaścana ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Ini akan menjadi amal yang berpahala bagimu; tidak perlu lagi sebarang pertimbangan. Aku juga mengizinkannya—tiada dosa dalam hal ini.”

Word by Word

एतत्this

तेfor you / to you

सुकृतम्meritorious, well-done

कर्मact, deed

नnot

अत्रhere, in this matter

किंचनanything (at all)

युज्यतेis appropriate / is required / is fitting

वयम्we

अपिalso, even

अनुजानीमःwe permit / we approve

नnot

अत्रhere, in this matter

दोषःfault, blame

अस्तिis

कश्चनany (one) whatsoever

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

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?

The verse frames a contemplated action as ethically sound and merit-producing (sukṛta/puṇya), emphasizing that when an act aligns with dharma, it need not be over-deliberated; authorized consent removes the charge of doṣa (fault) in that context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within the Karṇa Parva war narrative, Sañjaya reports a speaker’s reassurance: the proposed deed is righteous, requires no further hesitation, and is explicitly permitted—therefore it should be carried out without fear of blame.