Shloka 7
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
वयं हि धार्तराष्ट्रश्न कालमन्युवशंगता: । कृत्वेदं निन्दितं कर्म प्राप्स्याम: कां गतिं नूप ७ ।। नरेश्वर! हम पाण्डव और धूृतराष्ट्रके सभी पुत्र काल और क्रोधके वशीभूत हो यह निन्दित कर्म करके न जाने किस दुर्गतिको प्राप्त होंगे!
vayaṁ hi dhārtarāṣṭrāś ca kālam anyu-vaśaṁ gatāḥ | kṛtvedaṁ ninditaṁ karma prāpsyāmaḥ kāṁ gatiṁ nṛpa || 7 ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「まことに、我らパーンダヴァも、ドリタラーシュトラの子らも同じく、時と怒りの支配に落ち、この非難されるべき行いをなしてしまった。王よ、いま我らはどのような運命に至るのか。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when events seem driven by Kāla (Time) and manyu (anger), one must recognize moral responsibility: actions done in rage become nindita (censured) and lead to anxiety about gati (future destiny). The verse highlights ethical self-scrutiny after violence.
Yudhiṣṭhira laments the catastrophic outcome of the conflict, admitting that both sides—Pāṇḍavas and Dhārtarāṣṭras—were swept along by Time and anger, and he fears the spiritual and moral consequences of the blameworthy deeds committed.