Shloka 40
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
निमज्जत्यापदं प्राप्प महतीं दारुणामपि,“बुद्धिमान, विद्वान् और नीतिशास्त्रमें निपुण पुरुष भारी और भयंकर विपत्तिमें पड़नेपर भी उसमें डूब नहीं जाता है--उससे छूटनेकी चेष्टा करता है
nimajjaty āpadaṃ prāpya mahatīṃ dāruṇām api | buddhimān vidvān nītiśāstre nipuṇaḥ puruṣo bhārīṃ bhayaṅkarāṃ vipattiṃ prāpya api na nimajjati—tasyāḥ mokṣāya yatate ||
ビーシュマは言った。たとえ巨大で恐るべき災厄が身に降りかかっても、賢者—学識を備え、正しい行いの学に熟達した者—はその禍に沈まない。むしろ自らをそこから解き放つために努める。教えはこうだ。知恵と倫理的な分別は危機にあって人を揺るがせず、苦しみを絶望ではなく、意志をもった規律ある努力の場へと変える。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person grounded in intelligence and ethical-practical wisdom does not collapse when adversity strikes; he keeps clarity and actively seeks a way out through disciplined effort.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira, emphasizing how the wise respond to severe misfortune—not with despair, but with purposeful action guided by nīti.