Shloka 39
उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
उद्यच्छेदेव न नमेदुद्यमो होव पौरुषम् । अप्यपर्वणि भज्येत न नमेतेह कस्यचित्,सदा उद्यम करे, किसीके आगे सिर न झुकावे। उद्यम ही पुरुषार्थ है। असमयमें नष्ट भले ही हो जाय, परंतु किसीके आगे नतमस्तक न हो
udyacchedeva na named udyamo hi vai pauruṣam | apy aparvaṇi bhajyeta na namet iha kasyacit | sadā udyamaṃ kuryāt, kasyacid agre śiraḥ na jhūkayet | udyama eva puruṣārthaḥ | asamaye naṣṭo bhaved api, parantu kasyacid agre natamastakaḥ na bhavet |
The son said: “Even if one is cut down, one should not bow. Effort itself is true manly valor. Even if one is broken before the proper time, here one should not submit to anyone. Let a person always strive and never lower his head before another; striving is the very essence of human endeavor. Even if ruin comes prematurely, one should still not become subservient.”
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