Shloka 8

Devanagari script

नास्माकं निकृतिर्वल्विनक्षिद्यूतं न वज्चना । स्वबाहुबलमश्रित्य प्रबाधामो वयं रिपून्‌,छल-कपट करना, घरमें आग लगाना, जूआ खेलना अथवा ठगी करना हमारा काम नहीं है। हम तो अपने बाहुबलका भरोसा करके शत्रुओंको संताप देते हैं

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | nāsmākaṃ nikṛtir valvinakṣid yūtaṃ na vañcanā | svabāhubalam āśritya prabādhāmo vayaṃ ripūn |

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ— ଛଳ-କପଟ, ଜୁଆ କିମ୍ବା ଠକେଇ ଆମର ପଥ ନୁହେଁ। ନିଜ ବାହୁବଳକୁ ଭରସା କରି ଆମେ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦମନ କରି କ୍ଳେଶ ଦେଉଛୁ।

Word by Word

नnot

अस्माकम्of us / our

निकृतिःdeceit, fraud

वल्विfirebrand / incendiary act (setting fire)

नक्षिharmful trick / mischief (uncertain reading)

द्यूतम्gambling, dice-play

नnor / not

वञ्चनाcheating, deception

स्वone's own

बाहुबलम्strength of (one's) arms

आश्रित्यhaving relied on

प्रबाधामःwe harass / afflict

वयम्we

रिपून्enemies

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

enemies (ripūn)

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 asserts an ethic of honorable conduct: victory should be sought through personal valor and open combat, not through deceitful stratagems such as cheating or gambling-based trickery.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a stance (of the warriors he speaks for) that rejects underhanded methods and emphasizes reliance on martial strength to subdue opponents in the ongoing war context.