Shloka 17
Kṣānti–Tejas Viveka: Prahlāda’s Instruction to Bali
Draupadī’s Application
Devanagari script
यस्तु क्रोधं समुत्पन्नं प्रज्ञया प्रतिबाधते
Transliteration
yastu krodhaṃ samutpannaṃ prajñayā pratibādhate
Translation
ユディシュティラは言った。「怒りが起こったとき、それを分別の智慧によって押しとどめ、制する者は、ダルマにかなって行う者である。情念に支配されるのではなく、自らを治めるのだ。」
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
क्रोधम्anger
क्रोधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समुत्पन्नम्arisen, sprung up
समुत्पन्नम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-उत्-√पद् (धातु) → समुत्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रज्ञयाby wisdom, with discernment
प्रज्ञया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
प्रतिबाधतेchecks, restrains, wards off
प्रतिबाधते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-√बाध् (धातु)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Anger may arise naturally, but the ethical ideal is to restrain it through prajñā—clear, discriminating wisdom—so that one’s actions remain aligned with dharma rather than driven by impulse.
In the Vana Parva’s reflective discourse, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a principle of conduct: true strength lies in mastering inner anger with wisdom, a key virtue for a ruler and for anyone seeking righteous living amid hardship.