Shloka 196
Devanagari script
चिन्तयामास तस्यैव वधोपायं युधिष्ठिर । युधिष्ठिर! तब परम बुद्धिमान् इन्द्रने अप्सराओंका आदर-सत्कार करके उन्हें विदा कर दिया और वे त्रिशिराके वधका उपाय सोचने लगे
Transliteration
cintayāmāsa tasyaiva vadhopāyaṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
Translation
ศัลยะกล่าวว่า—“โอ้ ยุธิษฐิระ พระอินทร์ผู้มีปัญญายิ่งได้ให้เกียรติอัปสรทั้งหลายแล้วส่งกลับ จากนั้นจึงเริ่มครุ่นคิดถึงอุบายในการสังหารผู้นั้น”
Word by Word
चिन्तयामासhe pondered/kept thinking
चिन्तयामास:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परिप्रास/परस्मैपद-परिप्रयोगः), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम, एकवचनम्
तस्यof him/that (of that one)
तस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुं (प्रसङ्गानुसारम्), षष्ठी, एकवचनम्
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
वधkilling, slaying
वध:
TypeNoun
Rootवध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदत्वात्), एकवचनम्
उपायम्means, method
उपायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्
युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिर:
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्
Speaker
शल्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚalyaY
YudhiṣṭhiraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even in conflict, action should be preceded by thoughtful deliberation about the proper means (upāya). The verse foregrounds the ethical weight of choosing a method, not merely desiring an outcome.
Śalya addresses Yudhiṣṭhira and reports that someone began considering the specific strategy for killing a particular opponent—signaling a move from general hostility to concrete planning.