Kṣānti–Tejas Viveka: Prahlāda’s Instruction to Bali
Draupadī’s Application
वाच्यावाच्ये हि कुपितो न प्रजानाति कहिचित् । नाकार्यमस्ति क्रुद्धस्य नावाच्यं विद्यते तथा,क्रोधी मनुष्य कभी यह नहीं समझ पाता कि क्या कहना चाहिये और क्या नहीं। क्रोधीके लिये कुछ भी अकार्य अथवा अवाच्य नहीं है
vācyāvācye hi kupito na prajānāti karhi cit | nākāryam asti kruddhasya nāvācyaṁ vidyate tathā ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “A person overcome by anger does not, at any time, discern what should be spoken and what should not. For one who is enraged, nothing remains ‘not to be done,’ and likewise nothing remains ‘not to be said.’”
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