Shloka 18

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint

Devanagari script

मुज्चन्त्वानन्दजाश्रूणि दाशार्हप्रमुखा नृपा: । संगच्छ भ्रातृभि: सार्ध मान संत्यज्य पार्थिव

Transliteration

muñcantv ānandajāśrūṇi dāśārhapramukhā nṛpāḥ | saṃgaccha bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ mānaṃ saṃtyajya pārthiva ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଦାଶାର୍ହ (ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ) ପ୍ରମୁଖ ରାଜାମାନେ ଆନନ୍ଦଜ ଅଶ୍ରୁ ଝରାନ୍ତୁ। ହେ ପାର୍ଥିବ, ମାନ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରି ଭ୍ରାତୃମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ମିଳ।

Word by Word

• मुच्यन्तु: let (them) shed/release
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Lot, Parasmaipada, 3, Plural

• आनन्दज: born of joy
• आनन्दज: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनन्दज
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अश्रूणि: tears
• अश्रूणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• दाशार्हप्रमुखाः: those headed by the Dāśārha (Kṛṣṇa)
• दाशार्हप्रमुखाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्हप्रमुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नृपाः: kings
• नृपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• संगच्छ: go/meet (together), unite
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-गम्
• Form: Lot, Parasmaipada, 2, Singular

• भ्रातृभिः: with (your) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Sahakari/Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सार्धम्: together, along with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्

• मानम्: pride, self-conceit
• मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संत्यज्य: having abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-त्यज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• kings (nṛpāḥ)
• brothers (bhrātṛ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Pride (māna) obstructs dharma and reconciliation; a ruler should cultivate humility and restore kinship bonds, allowing peace and shared joy to arise even amid political tension.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes an appeal to a king to set aside pride and reunite with his brothers; the surrounding kings, led by Kṛṣṇa, are envisioned as so moved by this rare reunion that they shed tears of joy.