Shloka 263

धर्मरहस्योपदेशः

Dharma-rahasya Instruction: Vows, Truth, and Non-injury

Devanagari script

अत्र यन्मन्यसे प्राप्तं तच्छीघ्रं सम्प्रधारय । “यदि भीमसेन मारे गये अथवा रथहीन कर दिये गये तो अर्जुन अवश्य मुझपर आक्रमण करेंगे

Transliteration

atra yan manyase prāptaṃ tac chīghraṃ sampradhāraya | yadi bhīmasena māre gataḥ athavā rathahīnaḥ kṛto 'bhavat tarhi arjunaḥ avaśyaṃ mayi ākramaṇaṃ kariṣyati, yat mama adhikaṃ śreyaḥ bhaviṣyati | tvaṃ yat iha ucitaṃ manyase tat śīghraṃ niścitya vada ||

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—“จงใคร่ครวญและตัดสินโดยเร็วว่า ณ ที่นี้สิ่งใดควรทำ หากภีมเสนถูกสังหาร หรือแม้ถูกทำให้ไร้รถศึก อรชุนย่อมจะเข้าตีข้าแน่นอน—และสำหรับข้าแล้ว นั่นกลับเป็นผลที่ดีกว่า ดังนั้นจงตัดสินเร็วและบอกสิ่งที่เห็นว่าสมควรในสถานการณ์นี้”

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• मन्यसे: you think/consider
• मन्यसे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: present, 2, singular, ātmanepada

• प्राप्तम्: proper/attained/appropriate
• प्राप्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (प्राप्त)
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• सम्प्रधारय: decide/consider thoroughly
• सम्प्रधारय: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-धृ (धारयति)
• Form: imperative, 2, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhimasena (Bhima)
• Arjuna
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the pressure of war, one must quickly discern the most fitting course (ucita) by weighing consequences; even painful outcomes are evaluated through the lens of duty and strategic necessity, showing how dharma in battle often involves rapid, responsible decision-making.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports a speaker urging swift deliberation: if Bhima is killed or made chariotless, Arjuna will inevitably retaliate by attacking the speaker; the speaker considers that confrontation preferable and asks for an immediate decision on what should be done.