Shloka 7

प्राग्ज्योतिषे वज्रदत्त-धनंजय-समागमः

Vajradatta Confronts Dhanaṃjaya at Prāgjyotiṣa

Devanagari script

स हि वीर: प्रयास्यन्‌ वै धर्मराजेन वारितः । हतबान्धवा न ते पार्थ हन्तव्या: पार्थिवा इति

Transliteration

sa hi vīraḥ prayāsyan vai dharmarājena vāritaḥ | hatabāndhavā na te pārtha hantavyāḥ pārthivā iti ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang paalis na ang bayaning si Arjuna, pinigil siya ni Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira at sinabi, “O Pārtha, hindi mo dapat patayin ang mga haring ang mga kapatid at kamag-anak ay napatay sa digmaan.” Ipinahihiwatig ng payong ito ang asal matapos ang digmaan—ang pagpipigil at pag-iwas sa panibagong pagdanak ng dugo laban sa mga pinunong nagdadalamhati na dahil sa Kurukṣetra.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• वीरः: hero/warrior
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रयास्यन्: setting out/going forth
• प्रयास्यन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (या धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed/verily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• धर्मराजेन: by Dharmaraja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वारितः: restrained/forbidden
• Type: Verb
• Root: वारि (√वृ/√वार् causative sense 'to restrain')
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हतबान्धवाः: those whose kinsmen are slain
• हतबान्धवाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत-बान्धव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ते: for you/to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• हन्तव्याः: to be slain/should be killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: तव्यत् (gerundive/obligatory passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पार्थिवाः: kings
• पार्थिवाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इति: thus/quoting
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Pārtha (epithet of Arjuna)
• Pārthiva (kings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even for a victorious warrior, dharma may require restraint: those already devastated by war (bereaved rulers) should not be targeted again, emphasizing compassion and the prevention of needless violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Arjuna prepares to depart on a mission, Yudhiṣṭhira stops him and instructs him not to kill kings whose brothers and relatives have already been slain in the Kurukṣetra war.