Shloka 20
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
मातोवाच अतो मे भूयसी नन्दिर्यदेवमनुपश्यसि । चोद्यं मां चोदयस्येतद् भृशं वै चोदयामि ते
mātovāca ato me bhūyasī nandir yadevam anupaśyasi | codyaṃ māṃ codayasy etad bhṛśaṃ vai codayāmi te ||
មាតាបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ «ដូច្នេះហើយ សេចក្តីរីករាយរបស់ម្តាយកាន់តែធំឡើង ព្រោះកូនយល់ឃើញរឿងរ៉ាវដូច្នេះ។ កូនបានជំរុញម្តាយដោយពាក្យណែនាំនេះ ហើយម្តាយវិញ ក៏ជំរុញកូនយ៉ាងខ្លាំងដែរ—ចូរធ្វើតាមវា»។
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right understanding should lead to decisive action: when one clearly perceives what is proper, exhortation is not mere speech but a call to follow through, and elders reinforce that resolve.
In a dialogue between mother and son, the mother expresses increased happiness that the son understands correctly, acknowledges that he is urging her with a certain counsel, and then emphatically urges him in return to act accordingly.