Shloka 9
जतुगृहदाहः — The Burning of the Lac House and the Pāṇḍavas’ Concealed Escape
पार्थ यत् ते कृतं कर्म विशेषवदहं ततः । करिष्ये कह | मा55तमना विस्मयं गम:,“कुन्तीनन्दन! हे इन दर्शकोंके समक्ष जो कार्य किया है, मैं उससे भी अधिक अद्भुत कर्म कर दिखाऊँगा। अत: तुम अपने पराक्रमपर गर्व न करो”
pārtha yat te kṛtaṃ karma viśeṣavad ahaṃ tataḥ | kariṣye tato 'pi vismayaṃ gamayiṣyāmi kuntīnandana | ataḥ tvaṃ sva-parākrameṇa mā garvaṃ kṛthāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Pārtha, the deed you have performed here before these onlookers is indeed remarkable; yet I shall accomplish an even more astonishing feat than that. Therefore, O son of Kuntī, do not become proud of your own prowess.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even genuine excellence should not become a cause for arrogance; valor is ethically grounded when accompanied by humility and self-restraint, especially in public settings where pride can distort judgment.
A speaker addresses Arjuna (Pārtha), acknowledging a remarkable public feat he has performed, but declares an intention to surpass it and cautions Arjuna not to take pride in his prowess.