Shloka 6
धौन्धुमारोपाख्यानम्
Dhaundhumāra-Upākhyāna: The Slaying of Dhundhu and the Epithet ‘Dhundhumāra’
जयेत् कदर्य दानेन सत्येनानृतवादिनम् | क्षमया क्रूरकर्माण- मसाधुं साधुना जयेत्,“नीच प्रकृतिवाले मनुष्यको दान देकर वशमें करे। असत्यवादीको सत्य भाषणसे जीते। क्रूरको क्षमासे और दुष्टको उत्तम व्यवहारसे अपने वशमें करे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | jayet kadarya-dānena satyenānṛta-vādinam | kṣamayā krūra-karmāṇam asādhuṃ sādhunā jayet |
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: A un avaro se le gana con dádivas, y a quien habla falsedades se le vence con la verdad. Al cruel se le supera con paciencia, y al malvado se le somete mediante la conducta del virtuoso.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a dharmic strategy of overcoming negative traits not by mirroring them, but by applying their ethical opposites: generosity against miserliness, truth against lying, patience against cruelty, and noble conduct against wickedness.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a general moral instruction is being stated as part of the Vana Parva’s didactic counsel: guidance on how to deal with different kinds of difficult people through virtuous means.