Shloka 49
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
युद्धे कृष्ण कलिरनर्नित्यं प्राणा: सीदन्ति संयुगे । बल॑ तु नीतिमाधाय युध्ये जयपराजयौ,श्रीकृष्ण! युद्धमें सदा कलह ही होता है और उसीके कारण प्राणोंका नाश होता है। मैं तो नीतिबलका ही आश्रय लेकर युद्ध करूँगा। फिर ईश्वरकी इच्छाके अनुसार जय हो या पराजय
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | yuddhe kṛṣṇa kalir anityaṁ prāṇāḥ sīdanti saṁyuge | balaṁ tu nītim ādhāya yudhye jayaparājayau śrīkṛṣṇa ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Kṛṣṇa, dalam perang sentiasa ada pertelingkahan, dan dalam pertembungan pertempuran nyawa menjadi susut lalu musnah. Maka aku akan berperang hanya bersandar pada kekuatan dasar yang benar dan disiplin moral; kemudian, wahai Śrī Kṛṣṇa, biarlah kemenangan atau kekalahan datang menurut kehendak Tuhan.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
War inevitably breeds discord and loss of life; therefore one should act from nīti grounded in dharma, while remaining steady toward victory or defeat as outcomes beyond one’s control.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa, acknowledging the destructive nature of battle yet affirming that if fighting becomes unavoidable, he will do so guided by righteous policy and without attachment to the result.