Shloka 15
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
बाष्पपूर्णमुखी दीना दृष्टवा त॑ं रूदती सुतम् । पूजनी दुःखसंतप्ता रुदती वाक्यमब्रवीत्
bāṣpa-pūrṇa-mukhī dīnā dṛṣṭvā taṁ rūdatī sutam | pūjanī duḥkha-santaptā rudatī vākyam abravīt ||
Bhishma dijo: Al ver tan funesta suerte de su hijo, el rostro de Pūjanī se inundó de lágrimas. Aquella mujer, digna de honor, pobre y abrasada por el dolor, llorando pronunció estas palabras—
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames grief as a morally significant moment: intense suffering reveals human vulnerability and often becomes the occasion for counsel about dharma—how one should speak and act when overwhelmed by sorrow.
A revered mother sees her son crying; her own face fills with tears. Tormented by sorrow, she begins to address him—this verse introduces her lament or instruction that follows.