Shloka 16

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 64: Arjuna’s Instruction to Sanjaya

Message to the Kuru Assembly

Devanagari script

अर्जुनस्तत्‌ तथाकार्षीत्‌ कि पुनः सर्व एव ते । स भ्रातृनभिजानीहि वृत्त्या त॑ प्रतिपादय

Transliteration

arjunas tat tathākārṣīt ki punaḥ sarva eva te | sa bhrātṝn abhijānīhi vṛttyā tān pratipādaya ||

Translation

ଅର୍ଜୁନ ସେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟଟି ଯଥାବିଧି କରିଦେଲେ; ତେବେ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଭାଇ ମିଶି କ’ଣ କରିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ? ତେଣୁ ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିଜ ଭାଇ ବୋଲି ଚିହ୍ନ, ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କର ନ୍ୟାୟସଙ୍ଗତ ‘ବୃତ୍ତି’—ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ଅଧିକାର, ଜୀବିକା ଓ ପୈତୃକ ଭାଗ—ତାଙ୍କୁ ଫେରାଇ ଦେଇ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ଭ୍ରାତୃତ୍ୱକୁ ଦୃଢ଼ କର।

Word by Word

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that (deed)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अकार्षीत्: did, accomplished
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Aorist (Lung), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again; moreover; then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रातॄन्: brothers
• भ्रातॄन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अभिजानीहि: recognize, acknowledge
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-ज्ञा
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वृत्त्या: by (their) means of livelihood / rightful share
• वृत्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रतिपादय: grant, restore, give back
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√पद् (causative: प्रतिपादयति)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Pāṇḍavas
• Vidura

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Vidura urges ethical statecraft: acknowledge the Pāṇḍavas as family and avert conflict by restoring their rightful entitlement and means of livelihood; justice and kinship must override envy and factionalism.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s peace-counsel context, Vidura argues from Arjuna’s proven capability: if one brother could achieve such a feat, the united brothers are even more formidable—so the wise course is reconciliation through granting the Pāṇḍavas their due.