Shloka 27
सूर्य–कर्णोपदेशः
Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Kīrti and the Kuṇḍala
शतयोजन विस्तारं न शक्ता: सर्ववानरा: । क्रान्तुं तोयनिधिं वीरा नैषा वो नैप्ठेकी मति:,“वीरो! सभी वानरोंमें इतनी शक्ति नहीं है कि वे सौ योजन विस्तृत समुद्रको लाँघ सकें; अतः तुम लोगोंका यह निर्णय सर्वमान्य सिद्धान्तके रूपमें ग्राह्म नहीं है
śatayojana-vistāraṃ na śaktāḥ sarva-vānarāḥ | krāntuṃ toya-nidhiṃ vīrā naiṣā vo naipṭhekī matiḥ ||
«¡Oh héroes! No todos los monos tienen fuerza para saltar el océano, que se extiende cien yojanas. Por ello, esta determinación vuestra no puede aceptarse como un principio sólido y fiable para todos».
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sound judgment must be grounded in realistic assessment of capacity and conditions; a bold plan is not automatically a valid or universally applicable principle if it ignores practical limits.
Mārkaṇḍeya cautions the assembled monkey-heroes that the ocean’s vast breadth makes it impossible for all of them to leap across, and he rejects their proposed resolve as an authoritative or dependable course of action.