Shloka 153
Devanagari script
परस्परस्य सुह्दद: परस्परहिते रता: । 'सज्जनो! आप और कौरव चिरकालसे एक साथ रहते आये हैं। आप दोनों एक- दूसरेके सुहृद् हैं और दोनों सदा एक-दूसरेके हितमें तत्पर रहते हैं
Transliteration
parasparasya suhṛdaḥ parasparahite ratāḥ |
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“他们彼此为善友，专心于对方之利。‘贤者啊，你与俱卢诸考罗婆久已同居共处；你们互为挚友，双方恒常以彼此的福祉为念。’”
Word by Word
परस्परस्यof one another
परस्परस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपरस्पर
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
सुहृदःfriends, well-wishers
सुहृदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुहृद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
परस्परहितेin one another's welfare
परस्परहिते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपरस्परहित
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
रताःengaged, devoted
रताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaK
KauravasCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds an ethical ideal: those bound by long association and kinship should act as mutual well-wishers (suhṛd), remaining intent on each other’s welfare rather than nurturing hostility.
Vaiśampāyana characterizes the relationship as one of mutual goodwill, framing an appeal (addressed to a ‘noble one’) that emphasizes long-standing cohabitation with the Kauravas and urges a stance of friendly concern for one another’s benefit.