Shloka 22
Virāṭanagara-nivāsa-nirṇaya
Decision to Reside in Virāṭa’s City
न दुःखमुचितं किज्चिद् राजन् वेद यथा जन: । स इमामापदं प्राप्प कथं घोरां तरिष्यसि
na duḥkham ucitaṁ kiñcid rājan veda yathā janaḥ | sa imām āpadaṁ prāpya kathaṁ ghorāṁ tariṣyasi rājan ||
Arjuna dijo: «Oh rey, no es propio que padezcas pena como la gente común. Habiendo caído en esta terrible calamidad, ¿cómo la cruzarás y la dejarás atrás, oh rey?»
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a dharmic expectation of royal steadiness: a king, as a public exemplar and protector, should not succumb to grief like ordinary people, but must find the resolve and means to ‘cross over’ calamity.
Arjuna speaks to a king facing a severe crisis, challenging him to rise above common despair and asking how he intends to overcome the dreadful situation now confronting him.