Shloka 10

Devanagari script

स्मरन्ति सुकृतान्येव न वैराणि कृतान्यपि । सन्त: प्रतिविजानन्तो लब्ध्वा प्रत्ययमात्मन:,महात्मा पुरुष अपने अनुभवको सामने रखकर दूसरोंके सुख-दुःखको भी अपने समान जानते हुए उनके अच्छे बर्तावोंको ही याद रखते हैं, उनके द्वारा किये हुए वैर-विरोधको नहीं

Transliteration

smaranti sukṛtāny eva na vairāṇi kṛtāny api | santaḥ prativijānanto labdhvā pratyayam ātmanaḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Orang mulia hanya mengingati perbuatan baik, bahkan permusuhan yang pernah dilakukan pun tidak mereka simpan. Setelah memperoleh keyakinan batin melalui pengalaman sendiri, mereka mengenali suka duka orang lain seperti suka duka diri mereka; maka mereka mengingati budi pekerti yang baik, bukan permusuhan.”

Word by Word

स्मरन्तिthey remember

सुकृतानिgood deeds

एवonly/indeed

नnot

वैराणिenmities/hostilities

कृतानिdone/made

अपिeven/also

सन्तःthe good/virtuous people

प्रतिविजानन्तःrecognizing/understanding (clearly)

लब्ध्वाhaving obtained

प्रत्ययम्conviction/assurance

आत्मनःof oneself

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

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?

A truly noble person chooses to remember others’ merits rather than their hostility. Grounded in inner certainty and empathy, such a person treats others’ happiness and suffering as comparable to one’s own, and thus responds with forbearance and ethical restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sabha Parva context, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a dharmic standard of conduct: the virtuous do not cling to grievances. He frames moral judgment through lived inner conviction (pratyaya) and empathetic understanding, emphasizing reconciliation and magnanimity over retaliation.