Shloka 5
Dvaītavana: Brahmaghoṣa, Rṣi-saṅgha, and Baka Dālbhyā’s Upadeśa to Yudhiṣṭhira
आयसं हृदयं नूनं तस्य दुष्कृतकर्मण: । यस्त्वां धर्मपरं श्रेष्ठ रूक्षाण्यश्राववत् तदा,अवश्य ही उस कुकर्मीका हृदय लोहेका बना है, क्योंकि उसने आप-जैसे धर्मपरायण श्रेष्ठ पुछुषको भी उस समय कटु वचन सुनाये थे
āyasaṁ hṛdayaṁ nūnaṁ tasya duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ | yas tvāṁ dharmaparaṁ śreṣṭha rūkṣāṇy aśrāva vat tadā ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Gewiss muss das Herz dieses Übeltäters aus Eisen sein; denn einst ließ er sogar dich—o Bester der Menschen, standhaft im Dharma—harte, schneidende Worte hören.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cruel speech toward a virtuous person is presented as a sign of deep moral hardness—an ‘iron heart’—highlighting that ethical failure is revealed not only by actions but also by how one speaks to the righteous.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana comments on an unnamed wrongdoer, condemning him by saying his heart must be iron because he once addressed a dharma-abiding, exemplary person with harsh words.