Shloka 48
श्रान्तावपि हि कृच्छेण रथमेनं समूहतु: । न चैतयोविंकारं वै ददर्श भूगुनन्दन:,'ये इतने थके होनेपर भी कष्ट उठाकर इस रथको खींचे जा रहे हैं। भूगुनन्दन च्यवन अभीतक इनमें कोई विकार नहीं देख सके हैं"
śrāntāv api hi kṛcchreṇa ratham enaṃ samūhatuḥ | na caitayor vikāraṃ vai dadarśa bhṛgunandanaḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: “Though exhausted, the two of them, with great difficulty, continued to haul this chariot along. Yet Cyavana, Bhṛgu’s descendant, could discern in them no sign of strain or disturbance—proof of steadfast endurance and disciplined resolve even under hardship.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True discipline is shown when hardship does not produce visible agitation or moral wavering; endurance and self-control are ethical strengths that support dharma.
Two individuals, though fatigued, keep dragging a chariot with great effort; the sage Cyavana (called Bhṛgunandana) observes them and notices no outward sign of distress or loss of composure.