Shloka 28
Gautama–Śakra Saṃvāda: Karma, Loka-bheda, and the Restoration of the Elephant
निराशिषो निर्ममा वीतरागा लाभालाभे तुल्यनिन्दाप्रशंसा: । तथाविधानामेष लोको महर्षे परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र
nirāśiṣo nirmamā vītarāgā lābhālābhe tulyanindāpraśaṃsāḥ | tathāvidhānām eṣa loko maharṣe paraṃ gantā dhṛtarāṣṭro na tatra |
ধৃতৰাষ্ট্ৰে ক’লে—হে মহর্ষে! যিসকল নিৰাশ, নিৰ্মম আৰু বীতৰাগ; যিসকল লাভ-ক্ষতি আৰু নিন্দা-প্ৰশংসাত সমদৃষ্টি—এই লোক তেওঁলোকৰেই। কিন্তু ধৃতৰাষ্ট্ৰ তাত নাযায়।
गौतम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises inner renunciation: freedom from craving for results, possessiveness, and attachment, along with steady equanimity amid gain/loss and praise/blame. Such qualities are presented as qualifications for attaining a higher realm.
Gautama describes the kind of people eligible for a particular exalted realm and then states that Dhṛtarāṣṭra will not attain that destination, implying a moral-spiritual shortfall relative to the stated ideals.