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Shloka 15

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 3 — Sātyaki on Inner Disposition, Legitimacy, and Coercive Readiness

Devanagari script

को हि गाण्डीवधन्वानं कश्च चक्रायुधं युधि

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ko hi gāṇḍīvadhanvānaṃ kaś ca cakrāyudhaṃ yudhi, ko jijīviṣur āsāded dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pārṣatam ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: Кто же, ещё желая жить, осмелится в битве выступить против Арджуны, владеющего Гандивой, и Кришны, несущего оружие-диск, — и также против Дхриштадьюмны, сына Пришаты? Эти слова подчёркивают нравственную и стратегическую тщетность войны против воинов, которых поддерживают доблесть, правое дело и грозные союзники.

Word by Word

कःwho?

हिindeed

गाण्डीवधन्वानम्the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow (Arjuna)

कःwho?

चand

चक्रायुधम्the one whose weapon is the discus (Kṛṣṇa)

युधिin battle

कःwho?

जिजीविषुःdesiring to live

आसादेत्would confront / would approach

धृष्टद्युम्नम्Dhṛṣṭadyumna

चand

पार्षतम्the son of Pṛṣata (epithet of Dhṛṣṭadyumna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Gāṇḍīva (bow)

Arjuna

Kṛṣṇa

Cakra (discus weapon)

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Pṛṣata

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses a rhetorical question to stress prudent judgment: initiating or escalating war against overwhelmingly capable and well-supported opponents is not merely tactically unsound but also ethically reckless, since it invites needless destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Vaiśampāyana highlights the daunting strength of the Pāṇḍava side by naming Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna, implying that any Kaurava who values life would hesitate to face them in open battle.