Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 76 Shloka 13 - Mahabharata | Oriya | Vedapath

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Shloka 13

अर्जुनोक्तिः—कृष्णं प्रति पुरुषकार‑कर्म‑विचारः

Arjuna’s Address to Krishna: Agency, Action, and Immediate Counsel

Devanagari script

तत्रेयमनुमात्रा मे भीमसेन विवक्षिता । नैकान्तसिद्धिर्वक्तव्या शत्रुभि: सह संयुगे

Transliteration

tatreyam anumātrā me bhīmasena vivakṣitā | naikāntasiddhir vaktavyā śatrubhiḥ saha saṃyuge ||

Translation

ହେ ଭୀମସେନ, ଏ ବିଷୟରେ ମୋର ମିତମତ ଏହି—ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ମୁହାଁମୁହିଁ ହେଲେ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଜୟ ହେବ, ଏପରି ଏକାନ୍ତରେ କୁହିହେବ ନାହିଁ। ରଣଫଳ ଅନେକ କାରଣରେ ନିର୍ଭରଶୀଳ; ତେଣୁ ପରାମର୍ଶରେ ଅନିବାର୍ୟତାର ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା ଦେବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ।

Word by Word

तत्रthere/in that matter

इयम्this

अनुमात्राa mere estimate/only a measure (approximation)

मेof me / my

भीमसेनO Bhimasena

विवक्षिताintended to be said / wished to be spoken

नnot

एकान्तसिद्धिःcertain/absolute success

वक्तव्याis to be said / should be asserted

शत्रुभिःwith enemies

सहtogether with

संयुगेin battle

भीमसेनO Bhimasena

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīmasena

enemies (śatravaḥ)

battle (saṃyuga)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Do not make absolute promises about victory in war; ethical counsel must acknowledge uncertainty and avoid overconfident claims that can mislead decision-making.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s deliberations about impending conflict, the speaker addresses Bhīmasena and offers a restrained assessment: when facing enemies in battle, success cannot be asserted as guaranteed.