Shloka 76

Devanagari script

एवमभ्याहते लोके कालेनोपनिपीडिते । सुमहद्‌ धैर्यमालम्ब्य धर्म सर्वात्मना कुरु,इस प्रकार जब सारा संसार कालसे आहत और पीड़ित हो रहा है, तब तुम महान्‌ धैर्यका आश्रय ले सम्पूर्ण हृदयसे धर्मका आचरण करो

Transliteration

evam abhyāhate loke kālenopanipīḍite | sumahad dhairyam ālambya dharmaṁ sarvātmanā kuru ||

Translation

Wenn die ganze Welt so vom Zeitlauf getroffen und bedrängt wird, dann nimm Zuflucht zu großer Standhaftigkeit und übe Dharma mit deinem ganzen Wesen—von ganzem Herzen, ohne Vorbehalt.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

अभ्याहतेwhen (it is) struck/assailed

लोकेin the world

कालेनby Time

उपनिपीडितेwhen (it is) oppressed/pressed down

सुमहत्very great

धैर्यम्steadfastness, courage

आलम्ब्यhaving resorted to, taking support of

धर्मम्dharma, righteous conduct

सर्वात्मनाwith one’s whole self; wholeheartedly

कुरुdo, practice

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

kāla (Time)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when Time brings widespread suffering and instability, one should not abandon righteousness; instead, one must rely on deep fortitude and commit to dharma wholeheartedly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa delivers counsel in the Śānti Parva, framing human distress as the pressure of Kāla (Time) and urging the listener to respond not with despair but with steadfast ethical practice.