Shloka 35
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
पितोवाच पथापि श्रोतुमिच्छामि तस्य यत् कार्यमुत्तमम् ।
असाध्यमथवा साध्यं किं वासाध्यं विपश्चिताम् ॥
pitovāca pathāpi śrotum icchāmi tasya yat kāryam uttamam | asādhyam athavā sādhyaṃ kiṃ vā sādhyam vipaścitām ||
পিতাই ক’লে: পথত থাকোঁতেই মই শুনিব খোজোঁ—তেওঁৰ পৰম প্ৰয়াস কি; সি অসাধ্য নে সাধ্য; আৰু বিবেকীসকলৰ বাবে সঁচাকৈ কি সাধ্য।
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FAQs
A model of dharmic inquiry: before acting, one asks what is truly ‘uttama’ (highest) and whether it is feasible. Wisdom is framed as discerning what can be accomplished and aligning effort accordingly.
Didactic dialogue; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
The ‘journey’ (pathā) can be read inwardly: even amid life’s motion, one should seek instruction on the supreme aim—suggesting that spiritual prioritization is not postponed until leisure.