Shloka 27
Strī Parva, Adhyāya 2 — Vidura’s Consolation on Kāla, Karma, and the Limits of Lamentation (विदुरोपदेशः)
अशोचन् प्रतिकुर्वीत यदि पश्येत् पराक्रमम् । भैषज्यमेतदू् दुःखस्य यदेतन्नानुचिन्तयेत्
aśocan pratikurvīta yadi paśyet parākramam | bhaiṣajyam etad duḥkhasya yad etan nānucintayet ||
ヴィドゥラは諭した。「悲嘆に呑まれぬ者は、敵の武威と先手を見たなら、しかるべく応じねばならぬ。憂いの真の薬とは、いつまでもそれを思い煩わぬことだ。」
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura teaches that grief becomes manageable when one stops obsessive rumination and instead responds to circumstances with steady judgment—especially when confronted with an adversary’s prowess.
In the Stree Parva’s aftermath of the Kurukṣetra war, Vidura offers counsel aimed at stabilizing minds shaken by loss: do not be consumed by lamentation; recognize realities (such as others’ strength) and act with composure.