Shloka 26

अध्याय २६ — युद्ध-निन्दा, काम-दोष, तथा धार्तराष्ट्र-नीति-विश्लेषण

War-aversion, Desire as a Policy Fault, and Analysis of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Governance

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत संजययानपर्वमें युधिष्ठिरवाक्यविषयक छब्बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

labdhvā api imāṁ pṛthivīṁ sāgarāntāṁ jarāmṛtyū na eva hi tvaṁ prajahmāḥ | priyāpriye sukhaduḥkhe ca rājan na evaṁ vidvān na eva yuddhaṁ kuru tvam ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜନ! ସମୁଦ୍ରପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଏହି ସମଗ୍ର ପୃଥିବୀ ଲାଭ କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁମେ ଜରା ଓ ମୃତ୍ୟୁକୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରିପାରିବ ନାହିଁ; ପ୍ରିୟ-ଅପ୍ରିୟ ଓ ସୁଖ-ଦୁଃଖର ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନରୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୁକ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ଏହା ସବୁ ଜାଣିଥିବା ସତ୍ତ୍ୱେ, ହେ ରାଜା, ମୋର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା—ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରନି।

Word by Word

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-भावार्थ (gerundial)

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथिवीम्: earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सागरान्ताम्: bounded by the ocean
• सागरान्ताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सागरान्त
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• जरा: old age
• जरा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मृत्यू: and death (the two: old age and death)
• मृत्यू: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• हि: for/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• प्रजहासि: you can abandon/escape (lit. leave behind)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हास्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, 2, Singular

• प्रिय: in what is dear/pleasant
• प्रिय: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अप्रिये: in what is not dear/unpleasant
• अप्रिये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सुख: in pleasure
• सुख: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दुःखे: in pain
• दुःखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• विद्वान्: knowing, wise
• विद्वान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्वस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एव: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• युद्धम्: war
• युद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कुरु: do/make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative, Imperative, Parasmaipada, 2, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• King (rājan)
• Earth (pṛthivī)
• Ocean/Sea (sāgara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Worldly gain—even sovereignty over the entire earth—cannot free one from aging, death, and the inevitable swing between pleasure and pain. Therefore, wisdom should restrain ambition and avert destructive war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya addresses the king with a concluding admonition: since the king already knows the limits of power and the inevitability of human suffering, he should refrain from initiating or pursuing war.