Shloka 19
Bhīmasena’s Counsel on Grief, Inner Conflict, and the Duty of Kingship (भीमसेन-उपदेशः)
प्रत्राजनं च नगरादजिनैश्न विवासनम् । महारण्यनिवासश्न न तस्य स्मर्तुमहसि
pratrājanaṃ ca nagarād ajinaiś ca nivāsanam | mahāraṇya-nivāsaṃ ca na tasya smartum arhasi ||
វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «អ្នកត្រូវបានបណ្តេញចេញពីទីក្រុង បង្ខំឲ្យពាក់ស្បែកក្តាន់ ហើយត្រូវផ្ញើទៅរស់នៅក្នុងព្រៃវាល។ អ្នកបានរស់នៅក្នុងព្រៃធំៗ។ តើអ្នកអាចភ្លេចរឿងទាំងនេះបានដូចម្តេច?»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse appeals to moral memory: one who has endured injustice and hardship should not forget it, because remembrance supports discernment, accountability, and dharmic judgment rather than complacency or self-deception.
Vaiśampāyana recalls a person’s past humiliation—expulsion from the city, being made to wear deerskin, and forced forest-dwelling—using these facts as a pointed reminder that such experiences should not be ignored or forgotten when reflecting on conduct and consequences.