Shloka 27
Devanagari script
प्रतिज्ञानं हुविज्ञानं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिण:
Transliteration
pratijñānaṃ huvijñānaṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ
Translation
Санджая сказал: «Мудрецы утверждают: обет (пратиджня) — не пустое произнесение слов, но обдуманное и сознательное обязательство; его следует понимать по истинному намерению и по последствиям».
Word by Word
प्रतिज्ञानम्a promise; a vow
प्रतिज्ञानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिज्ञा (प्रति + √ज्ञा)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
हुविज्ञानम्knowledge/understanding of invocation (hu); ritual know-how
हुविज्ञानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहुविज्ञान (hu + vijñāna)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
प्रवदन्तिthey declare; they say
प्रवदन्ति:
TypeVerb
Root√वद्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural
मनीषिणःthe wise (men); sages
मनीषिणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A vow is ethically binding only when it is grounded in clear understanding and discernment; the wise treat promises as accountable commitments, not impulsive words.
In Sañjaya’s report amid the grim aftermath of the night-raid episode of the Sauptika Parva, he frames the discussion in terms of vows and responsibility, emphasizing how the wise interpret and judge pledged intentions.