Shloka 62

Devanagari script

पाण्डवै: संशमं कृत्वा कृत्वा च सुहृदां वच: । सम्प्रीयमाणो मित्रैश्व चिरं भद्राण्यवाप्स्पसि,'पाण्डवोंके साथ संधि करके और अपने हितैषी सुहृदोंकी बात मानकर मित्रोंके साथ प्रसन्नता-पूर्वक रहते हुए तुम दीर्घकालतक कल्याणके भागी बने रहोगे”

Transliteration

pāṇḍavaiḥ saṃśamaṃ kṛtvā kṛtvā ca suhṛdāṃ vacaḥ | samprīyamāṇo mitraiś ca ciraṃ bhadrāṇy avāpsyasi ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Dengan berdamai dengan para Pāṇḍava, dan dengan menurut nasihat sahabat-sahabat setia yang menginginkan kebaikanmu, engkau akan hidup sehaluan dengan sekutu-sekutumu; bersukacita bersama, engkau akan memperoleh kesejahteraan yang berkekalan untuk waktu yang lama.”

Word by Word

पाण्डवैःwith the Pandavas

संशमम्peace, reconciliation

कृत्वाhaving made/done

कृत्वाand having done (i.e., having complied)

चand

सुहृदाम्of well-wishers/friends

वचःword, advice

सम्प्रीयमाणःbeing pleased / rejoicing

मित्रैःwith friends

चand

चिरम्for a long time

भद्राणिgood things, welfare, blessings

अवाप्स्यसिyou will obtain

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Pāṇḍavas

suhṛd (well-wishers)

mitra (friends/allies)

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 commends choosing peace over escalation: reconcile with the Pāṇḍavas, listen to well-wishers, and maintain friendly alliances—this ethical restraint (saṃśama) leads to lasting welfare (bhadrāṇi).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war diplomacy, Vaiśaṃpāyana reports advice urging the addressee (implicitly the Kaurava side) to make a settlement with the Pāṇḍavas and accept the guidance of trusted friends, promising long-term prosperity if peace is embraced.