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 ||
ವೀರನೇ! ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ನಿಮ್ಮ ದೇಹವನ್ನೂ ಅದರ ತೀವ್ರ ಗಾಯಗಳನ್ನೂ ನೋಡಿ, ನಾನು ಮರುಮರು ನನ್ನ ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನೇ ಚಿಂತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನನಗೆ ಅಲ್ಪವೂ ನೆಮ್ಮದಿ ದೊರೆಯದು।
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.