Shloka 25

शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command

Devanagari script

नाभ्यसूयामि ते वाक्यमुक्तं स्निग्धं हितं त्वया

Transliteration

nābhyasūyāmi te vākyam uktaṁ snigdhaṁ hitaṁ tvayā

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—స్నేహంతో, హితాన్ని దృష్టిలో పెట్టుకొని నీవు పలికిన మాటల్లో నేను దోషం చూడను; వాటిపై నాకు అసూయ లేదు.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अभ्यसूयामि: I censure / I find fault
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√सूय
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech; statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उक्तम्: spoken; said
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्निग्धम्: affectionate; kind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्निग्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हितम्: beneficial; wholesome
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse upholds ethical communication: when advice is offered with goodwill (snigdha) and aimed at welfare (hita), it should not be met with censure or suspicion. It models restraint from fault-finding and a readiness to honor well-intentioned counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya responds to another speaker’s counsel, explicitly stating that he does not disparage it because it was delivered kindly and for the listener’s benefit—signaling a respectful, dharma-aligned exchange amid the tense wartime setting of the Śalya Parva.