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Shloka 19

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 73 — Kr̥ṣṇa’s Appraisal of Bhīma’s Altered Temper and Reaffirmation of Martial Resolve

तस्मान्मृदु शनैर््रूया धर्मार्थसहितं हितम्‌ । कामानुबन्धबहुल नोग्रमुग्रपराक्रम,अतः भयंकर पराक्रमी श्रीकृष्प! आप उससे जो कुछ भी कहें, कोमल एवं मधुर वाणीमें धीरे-धीरे कहें। आपका कथन धर्म एवं अर्थसे युक्त तथा हितकर हो। उसमें तनिक भी उग्रता न आने पावे। साथ ही इसका भी ध्यान रखें कि आपकी अधिकांश बातें उसकी रुचिके अनुकूल हों

tasmān mṛdu śanair brūyā dharmārthasahitaṃ hitam | kāmānubandhabahulaṃ nogram ugraparākrama ||

అందువల్ల, హే ఉగ్ర పరాక్రమశాలి, అతనితో మెల్లగా, మృదువాక్యాలతో మాట్లాడు. నీ మాటలు ధర్మార్థసహితంగా, హితకరంగా ఉండాలి; అందులో కఠినత చొరబడకూడదు. అలాగే నీ మాటలలో చాలావరకు అతని అభిరుచికి అనుగుణంగా ఉండనివ్వు।

तस्मात्therefore/from that reason
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
मृदुgently/softly
मृदु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शनैःslowly, gradually
शनैः:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशनैः
ब्रूयाःyou should say/speak
ब्रूयाः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (ब्रवीति)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
धर्मार्थसहितम्accompanied by dharma and artha
धर्मार्थसहितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मार्थसहित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
हितम्beneficial, wholesome
हितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कामानुबन्धबहुलम्mostly connected with (his) desires/likings
कामानुबन्धबहुलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकामानुबन्धबहुल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उग्रम्harsh, fierce
उग्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उग्रपराक्रमO one of fierce valor
उग्रपराक्रम:
TypeNoun
Rootउग्रपराक्रम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीम उवाच

B
Bhima
K
Krishna

Educational Q&A

Bhima advises that persuasive counsel should be delivered gently and gradually, grounded in dharma and artha (ethical rightness and practical benefit), avoiding harshness, and framed in a way the listener can accept—by aligning much of it with the listener’s inclinations.

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Bhima urges Krishna—who is to speak as an envoy/counselor—to address the opposing party with soft, measured, welfare-oriented words, avoiding provocation while still aiming at a righteous and beneficial outcome.