Shloka 3
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
शराचितशरीर हि तीव्रव्रणमुदीक्ष्य च । शर्म नोपलभे वीर दुष्कृतान्येव चिन्तयन्
śarācitaśarīraṃ hi tīvravraṇam udīkṣya ca | śarma nopalabhe vīra duṣkṛtāny eva cintayan ||
ឱ វីរបុរស! ពេលឃើញរាងកាយព្រះអង្គពេញទៅដោយព្រួញ និងមើលឃើញរបួសជ្រៅឈឺចាប់នោះ ចិត្តខ្ញុំតែងតែត្រឡប់ទៅគិតតែអំពើអាក្រក់របស់ខ្ញុំម្ដងហើយម្ដងទៀត។ ដូច្នេះ ខ្ញុំមិនបានសេចក្តីស្ងប់សុខសូម្បីតិចតួចឡើយ។
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds moral accountability: even when actions occur within the frame of war and duty, the sight of suffering can awaken remorse and self-scrutiny, pushing one to reflect on one’s own wrongdoing and its consequences.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the wounded Bhīṣma, who lies pierced by arrows. Seeing Bhīṣma’s arrow-filled body and severe wounds, Yudhiṣṭhira is overwhelmed by guilt and confesses that he cannot find peace because he keeps thinking of his own misdeeds.