Shloka 65
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
न दुःखं परदु:खे वै केचिदाहुरबुद्धय: । यो दुःखं नाभिजानाति स जल्पति महाजने
na duḥkhaṁ paradaḥkhe vai kecid āhur abuddhayaḥ | yo duḥkhaṁ nābhijānāti sa jalpati mahājane ||
Brahmadatta dit : «Certains, par sottise, disent qu’il n’est pas besoin de s’attrister de la peine d’autrui. Mais de tels propos ne sortent que de la bouche de celui qui ne connaît pas vraiment la nature de la souffrance—surtout lorsqu’il parle devant les sages et les hommes de bien.»
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
True understanding of suffering naturally includes sensitivity to others’ suffering; indifference to another’s pain is presented as a mark of ignorance and lack of wisdom.
In the Śānti Parva’s ethical instruction, Brahmadatta is speaking to emphasize proper moral insight: he rebukes the view that one should remain unaffected by others’ grief, calling it the speech of the foolish before the wise.