Shloka 563

Devanagari script

भवन्तश्न यथास्माकं भवतां च तथा वयम्‌ | “आप भी हमारे ऐसे ही मित्र हैं, जैसा कि आप स्वयं भी मानते हैं। आपलोग जैसे हमारे मित्र हैं, वैसे ही हम भी आपके हैं

Transliteration

bhavantash na yathāsmākaṃ bhavatāṃ ca tathā vayam |

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—మీరు మా మిత్రులు, అలాగే మేము కూడా మీవారమే. మీరు మమ్మల్ని స్నేహంతో ఎలా భావిస్తారో, మేము కూడా మిమ్మల్ని అలాగే భావిస్తున్నాము.

Word by Word

• भवन्तः: you (all)
• भवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: common, genitive, plural

• भवताम्: of you, your
• भवताम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तथा: so, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: common, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes reciprocity and mutual recognition in relationships: friendship and goodwill are to be mirrored—how one side regards the other should be returned in the same spirit, aligning with dharmic conduct in speech and alliance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a statement affirming mutual friendship between two parties, framing their relationship as balanced and acknowledged on both sides—language typical of negotiation, reassurance, or alliance-maintenance amid the tensions of the war narrative.