Shloka 40

न युद्धे तात कल्याणं न धर्मार्थों कुतः सुखम्‌ । न चापि विजयो नित्यं मा युद्धे चेत आधिथा:,'तात! युद्ध करनेमें कल्याण नहीं है। उससे धर्म और अर्थकी भी प्राप्ति नहीं हो सकती, फिर सुख तो मिल ही कैसे सकता है? युद्धमें सदा विजय ही हो, यह भी निश्चित नहीं है; अत: उसमें मन न लगाओ

na yuddhe tāta kalyāṇaṃ na dharmārtho kutaḥ sukham | na cāpi vijayo nityaṃ mā yuddhe ceta ādhithāḥ ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Con ơi, trong chiến tranh không có điều lành chân thật. Từ đó, chẳng thể chắc chắn đạt được dharma hay lợi lộc—thì hạnh phúc lấy đâu mà sinh? Chiến thắng nơi chiến trận cũng không bao giờ bảo đảm. Vì vậy, đừng đặt lòng mình vào chiến tranh.”

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
युद्धेin war
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
Formneuter, locative, singular
तातdear one / son (voc.)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
कल्याणम्welfare, good
कल्याणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकल्याण
Formneuter, nominative, singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
धर्मःdharma, righteousness
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अर्थःwealth, advantage
अर्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कुतःwhence? how then?
कुतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
सुखम्happiness
सुखम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
Formneuter, nominative, singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
विजयःvictory
विजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविजय
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
माdo not (prohibitive)
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
युद्धेin war
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
Formneuter, locative, singular
चेतःmind
चेतः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचेतस्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
आधिथाःplace, set (your mind)
आधिथाः:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-धा
Formimperative, 2nd, singular, parasmaipada

वैशम्पायन उवाच

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Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

War is not a dependable means to attain welfare: it endangers dharma, does not guarantee artha, cannot yield stable sukha, and even victory is uncertain; therefore one should not be mentally committed to war.

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Vaiśampāyana narrates counsel that discourages embracing war, stressing its moral and practical uncertainty as tensions move toward the Kurukṣetra conflict.