Shloka 11
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
देवानामिव ते सर्व वाचि बद्धं न संशय: । स दीन इव दुर्धर्ष कस्माच्छोचसि पुत्रक
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
devānām iva te sarvaṁ vāci baddhaṁ na saṁśayaḥ |
sa dīna iva durdharṣa kasmāc chocasi putraka ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ದೇವರಂತೆ ಕೇವಲ ವಾಕ್ಯದಿಂದಲೇ ಇವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ನಿಸ್ಸಂದೇಹವಾಗಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಅಧೀನದಲ್ಲಿವೆ. ಓ ಅಜೇಯ ಪುತ್ರನೇ! ಹಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ನೀನು ದೀನನಂತೆ ಏಕೆ ಶೋಕಿಸುತ್ತೀಯ?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse challenges grief that arises despite abundance and capability: when resources and authority are readily available, lamentation is portrayed as a failure of steadiness and discernment. Ethically, it points toward self-mastery—responding to circumstances with composure rather than collapsing into dejection.
Vaiśampāyana reports a speaker addressing a powerful person as “son,” reminding him that comforts and enjoyments are obtainable as easily as by a spoken command—like for the gods—and therefore questioning the reason for his sorrow. The line functions as counsel meant to rouse confidence and end despondency.