Shloka 9
Aśvatthāmā’s Buddhi-Doctrine and Nocturnal Incursion Resolve (अश्वत्थाम्नः बुद्धिविचारः सौप्तिकसंकल्पश्च)
यथा हि वैद्य: कुशलो ज्ञात्वा व्याधिं यथाविधि । भैषज्यं कुरुते योगात् प्रशमार्थमिति प्रभो
yathā hi vaidyaḥ kuśalo jñātvā vyādhiṁ yathāvidhi | bhaiṣajyaṁ kurute yogāt praśamārtham iti prabho ||
ಪ್ರಭೋ! ನಿಪುಣ ವೈದ್ಯನು ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ರೋಗವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದು ಶಮನಾರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ಯೋಗ್ಯ ಔಷಧವನ್ನು ಯುಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ನೀಡುವಂತೆ, ಮನುಷ್ಯರೂ ಕಾರ್ಯಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಾಗಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯಿಂದ ವಿಚಾರಿಸಿ ದೃಢನಿಶ್ಚಯದ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sound action depends on proper diagnosis and appropriate means: like a physician who first understands the disease and then applies the suitable remedy for relief, a wise person deliberates and adopts a firm, reasoned resolve; nevertheless, such well-considered decisions may still attract criticism from others.
In Sañjaya’s narration, an analogy is introduced to frame human decision-making: the verse compares strategic or practical resolve to medical treatment—emphasizing method, discernment, and purpose—while noting that onlookers may disparage the chosen course even when it is grounded in reason.