Shloka 25
Kīcaka-vadha-pratisaṃjñā: Rumor in Matsya and the Kaurava Scouts’ Report (कीचकवध-प्रतिसंज्ञा)
न तु केनचिदत्यन्तं कस्यचिद्धृदयं क्वचित् । वेदितुं शक््यते नूनं तेन मां नावबुध्यसे
na tu kenacid atyantaṁ kasyacid hṛdayaṁ kvacit | vedituṁ śakyate nūnaṁ tena māṁ nāvabudhyase ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「まことに、誰人も他者の心を完全に知ることはできぬ。ゆえにそなたは我を理解できぬのだ——我が苦しみの重さを、内より感じ取ることができぬ。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the limits of human understanding: another person’s inner life cannot be fully grasped from the outside. Ethically, it urges humility in judgment and encourages compassion, since unseen pain may lie behind words and actions.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a character explains why they feel misunderstood: because complete access to another’s heart is impossible, the listener cannot truly perceive the speaker’s inner distress.