Shloka 15

Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa

Devanagari script

सुखमापतितं सेवेद्‌ दुः:खमापतितं वहेत्‌

Transliteration

sukham āpatitaṁ seved duḥkham āpatitaṁ vahet

Translation

Bila kebahagiaan datang dengan sendirinya, terimalah dan nikmatilah; bila duka datang tanpa diundang, tanggunglah dengan tabah.

Word by Word

• सुखम्: happiness, comfort
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आपतितम्: that has befallen, come upon
• आपतितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपत् (आपतति)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सेवेत्: should enjoy/accept, should make use of
• सेवेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (सेवते)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• दुःखम्: sorrow, suffering
• दुःखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आपतितम्: that has befallen, come upon
• आपतितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपत् (आपतति)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वहेत्: should bear/endure
• वहेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (वहति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should meet life’s opposites with balance: accept happiness without clinging and endure suffering without collapse. The verse recommends a disciplined, dharmic steadiness toward whatever fate brings.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, this line functions as a general ethical maxim within the Vana Parva context, reinforcing the ideal response to changing circumstances—especially relevant to those facing hardship in exile.