Shloka 25
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
नाभ्यसूयामि ते वाक्यमुक्तं स्निग्धं हितं त्वया
nābhyasūyāmi te vākyam uktaṁ snigdhaṁ hitaṁ tvayā
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਸਨੇਹ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਹਿਤ ਦੀ ਨੀਅਤ ਨਾਲ ਤੂੰ ਜੋ ਬਚਨ ਕਿਹਾ ਹੈ, ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਦੋਸ਼ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਭਦਾ; ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਸੂਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds ethical communication: when advice is offered with goodwill (snigdha) and aimed at welfare (hita), it should not be met with censure or suspicion. It models restraint from fault-finding and a readiness to honor well-intentioned counsel.
Sañjaya responds to another speaker’s counsel, explicitly stating that he does not disparage it because it was delivered kindly and for the listener’s benefit—signaling a respectful, dharma-aligned exchange amid the tense wartime setting of the Śalya Parva.