Shloka 6
उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
तैः कृत्वा सह संघातं गिरिदुर्गालयं चर । काले व्यसनमाकाड्क्षन् नैवायमजरामर:,तू उन सबके साथ मैत्री करके यथासमय अपने शत्रु सिन्धुराजपर विपत्ति आनेकी प्रतीक्षा करता हुआ पर्वतोंकी दुर्गम गुफामें विचरता रह; क्योंकि यह सिन्धुराज कोई अजर, अमर तो है नहीं
taiḥ kṛtvā saha saṅghātaṃ giridurga-ālayaṃ cara | kāle vyasanam ākāṅkṣan naivāyam ajarāmaraḥ ||
ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ସଂଘ ବାନ୍ଧି, ପର୍ବତ-ଦୁର୍ଗର ଗୁହା ଓ ଦୁର୍ଗମ ଆଶ୍ରୟରେ ବିଚର; ଯଥାକାଳେ ତୋର ଶତ୍ରୁ ସିନ୍ଧୁରାଜଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ବିପତ୍ତି ପଡ଼ିବାକୁ ପ୍ରତୀକ୍ଷା କର। କାରଣ ଏହି ସିନ୍ଧୁରାଜ ନ ଅଜର, ନ ଅମର।
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches prudent statecraft: build alliances, choose defensible refuge, and wait for the opportune time rather than rushing into direct confrontation—remembering that no enemy’s power is permanent, since none is truly ageless or immortal.
A son advises someone to ally with certain supporters, stay concealed in a mountain stronghold, and patiently await the moment when misfortune weakens the enemy—identified as the king of Sindhu—because that ruler is not beyond decline or death.