Shloka 7

Devanagari script

न पर्यायो$स्ति यत्‌ साम्य॑ त्वयि कुर्युविशाम्पते । बलतवत्तां हि मन्यन्ते भीष्मद्रोणकृपादिभि:,अतः प्रजानाथ! ऐसा कोई उपाय नहीं है, जिससे (वे आपको आधा राज्य देकर) आपके प्रति समता (सन्धि) स्थापित करें। भीष्म, द्रोण और कृपाचार्य आदि उनके पक्षमें हैं, इसलिये वे अपनेको आपसे अधिक बलवान्‌ समझते हैं

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | na paryāyo 'sti yat sāmyam tvayi kuryur viśāmpate | balavattāṃ hi manyante bhīṣma-droṇa-kṛpādibhiḥ ||

Translation

尤提士提罗说道：“民众之主啊，并无任何途径能使他们与你立于平等——没有一种和议会把你当作同等之人。因为毗湿摩、德罗那、克利帕等皆在其侧，他们自以为更强；因此连公正的一份也不肯让出，正当条件下的和平便难以成就。”

Word by Word

नnot

पर्यायःmeans/way/remedy

अस्तिis/exists

यत्such that/that which

साम्यम्equality; parity; (here) equal terms/settlement

त्वयिin/with regard to you

कुर्युःthey would do/make

विशाम्of the people/subjects

पतेO lord

बलवत्-ताम्strength/superiority in strength

हिindeed/for

मन्यन्तेthey think/consider

भीष्म-द्रोण-कृप-आदिभिःby/with Bhishma, Drona, Kripa and others

अतःtherefore/for that reason

प्रजानाथO lord of the subjects

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Bhīṣma

Droṇa

Kṛpa

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?

A just peace requires willingness to recognize the other side’s rightful claim; when pride is reinforced by perceived military advantage and powerful allies, equitable settlement becomes impossible, making conflict more likely despite ethical preference for peace.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the lead-up to war, Yudhiṣṭhira assesses the prospects of a fair compromise and concludes that the opponents will not agree to parity, because they feel emboldened by eminent warriors—Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Kṛpa—standing with them.