Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यस्तु कृच्छुमनुप्राप्तं विचेता नावबुध्यते । स कृच्छुकाले व्यथितो न श्रेयो विन्दते महत्‌,जो मूढ़चित्त जीव आनेवाले संकटको नहीं जानता, वह संकटके समय व्यथित होनेके कारण महान्‌ कल्याणसे वंचित रह जाता है

Transliteration

yastu kṛcchram anuprāptaṁ vicetā nāvabudhyate | sa kṛcchrakāle vyathito na śreyo vindate mahat ||

Translation

Wer jedoch, obwohl zur Besinnung fähig, die herannahende Krise nicht erkennt—wenn die Not eintritt, gerät er in Unruhe und Kummer; und so verwirkt er die Möglichkeit, großes Wohlergehen und wahres Heil zu erlangen.

Word by Word

यःwho

तुbut/indeed

कृच्छुम्distress, hardship

अनुप्राप्तम्that has arrived/approached

विचेताःa discerning person; one with awareness

नnot

अवबुध्यतेunderstands, realizes

सःhe

कृच्छु-कालेin the time of distress

व्यथितःdistressed, agitated

नnot

श्रेयःgood, welfare, benefit

विन्दतेfinds, attains

महत्great

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should recognize and prepare for impending difficulties. Failure to perceive an approaching crisis leads to agitation when it arrives, and that disturbed state prevents one from securing true welfare (śreyaḥ).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a didactic reflection within the Adi Parva, stating a general moral principle: lack of discernment about looming trouble results in distress at the critical moment and the loss of a greater good.