Shloka 29

ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्

Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठटिरेण संधिं हि यदि कुर्या मते तव

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhireṇa sandhiṃ hi yadi kuryā mate tava

Translation

నీ ఉపదేశానుసారం యుధిష్ఠిరుడు సంధి చేసుకుంటే, ప్రతీకార మార్గం నియమనానికి మళ్లుతుంది; అప్పుడు నిర్ణయభారం ధర్మంపైనే ఉంటుంది—భారీ అన్యాయం జరిగిన తరువాత కూడా న్యాయం, కర్తవ్యాలను విడువక శాంతిని స్వీకరించగలమా?

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरेण: by Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सन्धिम्: peace; treaty
• सन्धिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• कुर्यात्: should make; would do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मते: in the opinion; in the view
• मते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तव: of you; your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a dharmic dilemma: whether making sandhi (peace) is truly righteous when weighed against justice, duty, and the moral consequences of past wrongdoing. It highlights that counsel must be tested against ethical responsibility, not merely expediency.

What is happening in the narrative?

A conditional proposal is raised: if Yudhiṣṭhira, following the addressee’s advice, were to pursue a treaty, the discussion shifts to evaluating peace as a deliberate moral choice—setting the stage for reflection on governance, restraint, and the aftermath of conflict.