भृगु–भरद्वाजसंवादः: वर्णभेदस्य कर्माधारितव्याख्या
Bhrigu–Bharadvaja Dialogue: A Karma-Based Account of Varṇa
अस्त्येव त्वयि शोको<पि हर्षश्वापि तथा त्वयि । सुखदु:खे तथा चोभे तत्र का परिदेवना,“तुम्हारे भीतर शोक भी है और हर्ष भी। साथ ही सुख और दु:ख दोनों हैं; फिर शोक करना किस कामका?
asty eva tvayi śoko ’pi harṣaś ca api tathā tvayi | sukha-duḥkhe tathā cobhe tatra kā paridevanā ||
Bhīṣma said: “Within you there is sorrow, and within you there is also joy. Likewise, both pleasure and pain are present in you. When both opposites inevitably arise, what purpose is served by lamentation?”
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