Shloka 51
कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः
Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative
अथ चेन्मन्यसे श्रेयो न मे भेदो भवेदिति । प्रशाम्य भरतश्रेष्ठ मा च युद्धे मन: कृथा:
atha cen manyase śreyo na me bhedo bhaved iti | praśāmya bharataśreṣṭha mā ca yuddhe manaḥ kṛthāḥ ||
Mas, se julgas melhor que não haja ruptura comigo, então, ó melhor dos Bhāratas, acalma-te e não voltes tua mente para a guerra.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Choose the course that prevents a breach and restrain the mind from rushing toward violence; ethical clarity here is expressed as self-control and preference for reconciliation over war.
Rama addresses a Bharata noble, proposing that if maintaining unity and avoiding estrangement is deemed best, the listener should calm down and abandon the intention to pursue war.