Shloka 3
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
एतावदेव पुरुषै: कार्य हृदयतोषणम् | नयेन विधिदृष्टेन यदुपक्रमते परान्,अतः: वीर पुरुषोंका इतना ही कर्तव्य है कि वे अपने हृदयके संतोषके लिये नीतिशास्त्रमें बतायी हुई नीतिके अनुसार शत्रुओंपर आक्रमण करें
etāvad eva puruṣaiḥ kāryaṃ hṛdayatoṣaṇam | nayena vidhidṛṣṭena yad upakramate parān |
वायुरुवाच— एतावदेव पुरुषैः कार्यं हृदयतोषणम्। नयेन विधिदृष्टेन यदुपक्रमते परान्॥ अतः वीरैः पुरुषैः स्वहृदयतोषाय एतावदेव कर्तव्यम्— यथाविधि नयेन, शास्त्रदृष्टेन मार्गेण, परान् प्रति उपक्रमः कर्तव्यः; न तु आवेशात्, किन्तु नीत्या नियन्त्रितः।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A warrior’s action should be guided by nīti and sanctioned procedure (vidhi), so that even conflict is undertaken with ethical restraint and disciplined purpose rather than mere anger or greed.
Vāyudeva delivers a maxim on proper conduct: when confronting opponents, men—especially those bound to kṣātra duties—should proceed according to established policy and rule, framing aggression as regulated duty rather than uncontrolled violence.