Shloka 15
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Duryodhana Saṃvāda on Restraint and Rājānīti
Chapter 50
तत् प्राप्तोड्सि महाबाहो कस्माच्छोचसि पुत्रक । स्फीतं राष्ट्र महाबाहो पितृपैतामहं महत्
tat prāpto ’si mahābāho kasmāc chocasī putraka | sphītaṃ rāṣṭraṃ mahābāho pitṛpaitāmahaṃ mahat ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「大いなる腕の者よ、わが子よ、汝はすでにその位に達している。なぜ嘆くのか。父と祖父らより受け継がれたこの大国は、繁栄し、満ち足りている。他の者には得難い最上の食と衣を享受しているのに、なお悲しむ理由がどこにあろうか。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse challenges grief in the presence of fulfilled worldly duties and prosperity, implying that lamentation should be examined against one’s actual circumstances—especially when one holds rightful status, resources, and an inherited responsibility to sustain a flourishing realm.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a speech addressed to a princely figure called “mahābāho,” questioning why he mourns despite having attained his position and enjoying the prosperity of a great ancestral kingdom.