Shloka 106
Vyāsa’s Consolation to Yudhiṣṭhira: Tapas, Kāla, and the Difficulty of Dāna (दान-तपस्-विवेकः)
शक््यन्ते मृदुना श्रेय: प्रतिपादयितुं तदा । परंतु गन्धर्वराज चित्रसेनके मूढ़ सैनिक ऐसे नहीं थे जिन्हें कोमलतापूर्ण बर्तावके द्वारा कल्याणके पथपर लाया जा सके
śakyante mṛdunā śreyaḥ pratipādayituṃ tadā | paraṃtu gandharvarāja citrasenake mūḍha-sainik aise nahīṃ the jinheṃ komalatāpūrṇa bartāv ke dvārā kalyāṇake path par lāyā jā sake |
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «En aquel momento, ciertamente es posible encaminar a las gentes hacia lo verdaderamente provechoso por medios suaves. Pero los soldados extraviados del rey de los Gandharvas, Citrasena, no eran de aquellos a quienes pudiera conducirse al sendero del bien mediante un trato blando y conciliador».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Gentle persuasion can lead many toward śreyaḥ (true welfare), but ethical guidance must also recognize temperament: some, being deluded and aggressive, do not respond to mildness, requiring firmer measures or different strategies.
Vaiśaṃpāyana comments that although mild conduct can often reform or guide others, the troops serving the Gandharva-king Citrasena were not receptive to conciliatory behavior, implying an escalation or the necessity of stronger action in the unfolding encounter.