Shloka 8
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
इदं तु धार्तराष्ट्रस्थ श्रेयो मन्ये जनाधिप । इमामवस्थां सम्प्राप्तं यदसौ त्वां न पश्यति
idaṃ tu dhārtarāṣṭrastha śreyo manye janādhipa | imām avasthāṃ samprāptaṃ yad asau tvāṃ na paśyati ||
ಜನಾಧಿಪನೇ! ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರನ ಪುತ್ರ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನನಿಗೆ ಇದು ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ಕರವೆಂದು ನಾನು ಮನಗಾಣುತ್ತೇನೆ—ಅವನು ಮರಣಪಟ್ಟಿರುವುದರಿಂದ, ನೀನು ಈ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವುದನ್ನು ಅವನು ನೋಡಬೇಕಾಗಿಲ್ಲ.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid enmity and war, Yudhiṣṭhira frames judgment in terms of śreyas (welfare) and compassion: he sees it as a mercy for Duryodhana not to witness the king’s fallen condition, highlighting restraint, empathy, and ethical reflection rather than triumphalism.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a king (janādhipa), remarking that Duryodhana—Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son—has not seen the addressee in a pitiable condition. Yudhiṣṭhira interprets this absence as beneficial for Duryodhana, implying the scene involves a grievous or humiliating state following the conflict.