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Shloka 54

Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel

Devanagari script

न लोभादर्थसम्पत्तिर्नराणामिह दृश्यते । तदलं तात लोभेन प्रशाम्य भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

na lobhād arthasampattir narāṇām iha dṛśyate | tad alaṃ tāta lobhena praśāmya bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Trong đời này, người ta không thấy con người đạt được phú quý chân thực chỉ nhờ lòng tham. Vậy nên, hỡi con, hãy để lòng tham dừng lại—hãy dẹp nó đi, ô bậc tráng kiệt của dòng Bharata. Hãy giảng hòa với các Pāṇḍava.”

Word by Word

नnot

लोभात्from greed; due to greed

अर्थसम्पत्तिःacquisition of wealth/prosperity

नराणाम्of men

इहhere; in this world

दृश्यतेis seen; appears

तत्that (therefore/that being so)

अलम्enough; sufficient; no use

तातdear son; dear one

लोभेनby/with greed

प्रशाम्यhaving become calm; restraining (yourself)

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas; best of Bharatas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bharata lineage (Bharatarṣabha)

Pāṇḍavas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Greed is not a reliable means to prosperity; it destabilizes judgment and leads to conflict. The verse urges restraint of lobha and recommends reconciliation as the dharmic and practical course.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, a speaker (reported by Vaiśampāyana) admonishes a Bharata prince to abandon greed and to conclude a peace (sandhi) with the Pāṇḍavas rather than push matters toward war.