Shloka 316

Devanagari script

तेअत्र पृष्टा यथा ब्रूयुस्तत्‌ कर्तव्यं तथा भवेत्‌ | पूछनेपर वे विद्वान्‌ हितैषी अपनी बुद्धिसे उसके कार्योंके मूल कारणका निश्चय करके जैसी सलाह दें, वैसा ही उसे करना चाहिये

Transliteration

te 'tra pṛṣṭā yathā brūyus tat kartavyaṃ tathā bhavet |

Translation

Kṛpa berkata: “Dalam hal ini, apabila ditanya, apa jua nasihat yang diberikan oleh orang bijaksana lagi berhati baik—setelah mereka menimbang punca utama dengan akal mereka—itulah yang patut dijadikan tindakan dan dilaksanakan sebagaimana adanya.”

Word by Word

तेthey

अत्रhere

पृष्टाःasked, having been asked

यथाas, in the manner that

ब्रूयुःthey should say

तत्that

कर्तव्यम्to be done, should be done

तथाthus, accordingly

भवेत्should be, should happen

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kṛpa

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 ruler or agent should seek guidance from wise, well-intentioned advisors and then act in accordance with that considered counsel; ethical action is grounded in informed deliberation rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sauptika Parva’s tense aftermath, Kṛpa speaks as an elder counselor, emphasizing that when advice is sought from competent well-wishers, their recommendation should determine what is to be done next.