Shloka 48
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
अहो पुत्रवियोगेन मृतशून्योपसेवनात् । क्रोशतां सुभृशं दु:खं विवत्सानां गवामिव
aho putraviyogena mṛtaśūnyopasevanāt | krośatāṃ subhṛśaṃ duḥkhaṃ vivatsānāṃ gavām iva ||
ジャムブカは言った。「ああ、幼子と引き離され、死によって生あるものの絶えた空虚の地に身を寄せたがゆえに、彼らの悲しみは鋭く胸を裂く大きな慟哭となる——子牛を失った雌牛が苦しみに鳴き叫ぶように。」
जम्बुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the natural intensity of grief caused by separation from one’s offspring and the desolation that follows death, inviting compassion and reflection on attachment and the human (and animal) experience of loss.
Jambuka is describing the sound and force of lamentation arising from bereavement, comparing mourners’ cries to cows wailing when separated from their calves, to convey the depth of sorrow in a vivid, relatable image.