Shloka 2
आर्जुन–गन्धर्वसंवादः
Arjuna–Gandharva Dialogue on Honor, Night-Power, and Purohita-Nīti
किमेवं भृशदुः:खार्तो रोरूयेतामनाथवत् । ममापि श्रूयतां वाकयं श्रुत्वा च क्रियतां क्षमम्,“आप दोनों इस प्रकार अत्यन्त दुःखसे आतुर हो अनाथकी भाँति क्यों बार-बार रो रहे हैं? मेरी भी बात सुनिये और उसे सुनकर जो उचित जान पड़े, वह कीजिये
kimevaṁ bhṛśa-duḥkhārto rorūyetām anāthavat | mamāpi śrūyatāṁ vākyaṁ śrutvā ca kriyatāṁ kṣamam ||
„Warum klagt ihr beide, von so heftigem Schmerz gepeinigt, immer wieder wie Hilflose? Hört auch meine Worte; und nachdem ihr sie vernommen habt, tut, was sich ziemt und recht ist.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges restraint in grief and recommends listening to wise counsel, then acting according to what is proper (kṣamam)—a dharmic response rather than helpless lamentation.
Vaiśampāyana addresses two people who are repeatedly crying in distress, questions their helpless wailing, and asks them to hear his advice and then do what is appropriate.