Shloka 5

अध्याय 24 — संजयस्य शमोपदेशः

Sanjaya’s Counsel Toward Conciliation

Devanagari script

सर्वर्धर्म: समुपेतास्तु पार्था: संस्थानेन मार्दवेनार्जवेन । जाता: कुले हानृशंसा वदान्या ह्लीनिषेवा: कर्मणां निश्चयज्ञा:,! | शत ! 34८ 222. हे 25%-फलफान-- हा" कुन्तीके पुत्रो! आपलोग अपने दिव्य शरीर, दयालु एवं कोमल स्वभाव और सरलता आदि गुणों तथा सम्पूर्ण धर्मोंसे युक्त हैं। आपलोगोंका उत्तम कुलमें जन्म हुआ है। आपलोगोंमें क्रूरताका सर्वधा अभाव है। आपलोग उदार, लज्जाशील और कर्मोंके परिणामको जाननेवाले हैं

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

sarvadharmāḥ samupetās tu pārthāḥ saṃsthānena mārdavenārjavena |

jātāḥ kule hānṛśaṃsā vadānyā hrīniṣevāḥ karmaṇāṃ niścayajñāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Putera-putera Pṛthā (Kuntī) dikurniai segala bentuk dharma—terserlah pada wibawa mulia, kelembutan, dan ketulusan yang lurus. Lahir dalam keturunan yang unggul, mereka sama sekali bebas daripada kekejaman. Mereka pemurah, dipandu rasa malu yang luhur, serta arif tentang akibat dan ketetapan yang wajar dalam perbuatan.

Word by Word

सर्वधर्माःall dharmas/virtues

समुपेताःendowed with, possessed of

तुindeed/but

पार्थाःO sons of Pritha (Pandavas)

संस्थानेनby (your) bodily form/physique

मार्दवेनby gentleness/softness

आर्जवेनby straightforwardness

जाताःborn

कुलेin a family/lineage

अनृशंसाःnot cruel; compassionate

वदान्याःgenerous

ह्रीनिषेवाःpractising modesty (having shame as a habit)

कर्मणाम्of actions/deeds

निश्चयज्ञाःknowing the certainty/result (decisive in understanding outcomes)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārthāḥ (Pāṇḍavas)

Pṛthā/Kuntī (implied by 'Pārthāḥ')

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?

Ethical excellence is shown not only in adherence to dharma but in temperament and conduct—gentleness, honesty, non-cruelty, generosity, modest restraint, and thoughtful discernment about the results of actions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍavas’ moral and personal qualities, emphasizing their righteous nature and fitness, as part of the broader Udyoga Parva context where characters assess virtues and faults while war approaches.