Shloka 14

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय २५: संजयदूतवाक्यम्

Sañjaya’s Envoy-Speech on Peace

Devanagari script

मानध्नस्यासौ मानकामस्य चेर्षो: संरम्भिणक्षार्थधर्मातिगस्य । दुर्भाषिणो मन्युवशानुगस्य कामात्मनो दौहदैर्भावितस्य,संजय! दूसरोंका मान मिटाकर अपना मान चाहनेवाले, ईर्ष्यालु, क्रोधी, अर्थ और धर्मका उल्लंघन करनेवाले, कटुवचन बोलनेवाले, क्रोध और दीनताके वशवर्ती, कामात्मा (भोगासक्त), पापियोंसे प्रशंसित, शिक्षा देनेके अयोग्य, भाग्यहीन, अधिक क्रोधी, मित्रद्रोही तथा पापबुद्धि पुत्र दुर्योधनका प्रिय चाहनेवाले राजा धृतराष्ट्रने समझते हुए भी धर्म और कामका परित्याग किया है

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | mānadhnasya asau mānakāmasya ca īrṣoḥ saṃrambhiṇaḥ artha-dharma-ātigasya | durbhāṣiṇaḥ manyu-vaśānugasya kāmātmano dauhadaiḥ bhāvitasya ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ସେ ଏମିତି ଜଣେ, ଯେ ଅନ୍ୟର ମାନ ନଷ୍ଟ କରି ନିଜ ମାନ ଚାହେ; ଈର୍ଷ୍ୟାଳୁ, କ୍ରୋଧୀ ଓ ଉଗ୍ର; ଅର୍ଥ ଓ ଧର୍ମ—ଦୁହିଁର ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ଲଂଘନ କରେ; କଟୁବଚନ କହେ; କ୍ରୋଧର ବଶରେ ଚାଲେ; ଭୋଗାସକ୍ତ; ଏବଂ ସ୍ୱାର୍ଥପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କାମନାରେ ମନ ଗଢ଼ା। ଏମିତି ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନକୁ ପ୍ରିୟ ମାନି ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ଜାଣିଶୁଣି ଧର୍ମକୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରିଛନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

मानध्नस्यof the honor-destroyer

असौthis (man)

मानकामस्यof one desiring (his own) honor

चand

ईर्षोःof the envious one

संरम्भिणःof the impetuous/irascible one

क्षार्थधर्मातिगस्यof one who transgresses artha and dharma

दुर्भाषिणःof the harsh-speaker

मन्युवशानुगस्यof one who follows the sway of anger

कामात्मनःof the pleasure-driven one

दौहदैःby cravings/longings

भावितस्यof one impelled/affected

संजयO Sañjaya

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Duryodhana

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 warns that craving for honour, jealousy, and anger lead to transgressing both artha and dharma; when a ruler becomes attached to pleasing a morally compromised heir, even clear understanding fails to prevent abandonment of righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is reporting and morally evaluating the situation at the Kuru court: he depicts the flawed disposition associated with Duryodhana and implies how Dhṛtarāṣṭra, despite knowing the right course, is pulled away from dharma by attachment to his son’s wishes.