Shloka 49
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
युद्धे कृष्ण कलिरनर्नित्यं प्राणा: सीदन्ति संयुगे । बल॑ तु नीतिमाधाय युध्ये जयपराजयौ
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | yuddhe kṛṣṇa kalir anityaṁ prāṇāḥ sīdanti saṁyuge | balaṁ tu nītim ādhāya yudhye jayaparājayau śrīkṛṣṇa ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “O Kṛṣṇa, sa digmaan ay laging may alitan, at sa salpukan ng labanan ay nauupos at nalilipol ang mga buhay. Kaya makikipagdigma ako na tanging lakas ng matuwid na patakaran at disiplina ng asal ang aking sandigan; at pagkatapos, O Śrī Kṛṣṇa, hayaang ang tagumpay o pagkatalo ay dumating ayon sa kalooban ng Panginoon.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
War inevitably breeds discord and loss of life; therefore one should act from nīti grounded in dharma, while remaining steady toward victory or defeat as outcomes beyond one’s control.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa, acknowledging the destructive nature of battle yet affirming that if fighting becomes unavoidable, he will do so guided by righteous policy and without attachment to the result.