Shloka 29
Śulka, Kanyā, and Dauhitra-Riktha: Discourse on Bride-Price and Inheritance Rights (शुल्क-कन्या-दौहित्र-रिक्थविचारः)
सम्प्रदध्यौ तथा राजन्नग्नावग्निरिवाहित: । दहामानेन मनसा शापं श्रुत्वा तथाविधम्
sampradadhyau tathā rājann agnāv agnir ivāhitaḥ | dahamānena manasā śāpaṃ śrutvā tathāvidham ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ລາວຕົກຢູ່ໃນການຄິດພິຈາລະນາອັນເລິກຊຶ້ງອີກຄັ້ງ—ດັ່ງໄຟໜຶ່ງຖືກວາງທັບໃສ່ໄຟອີກໜຶ່ງ. ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງເຊັ່ນນັ້ນ ໃຈຂອງລາວລຸກໄໝ້ຫນັກຂຶ້ນ, ແລະຖືກເຜົາໄໝ້ໂດຍໄຟແຫ່ງຄວາມໂສກພາຍໃນ ລາວຈຶ່ງເລີ່ມພິຈາລະນາອີກຄັ້ງວ່າຄວນເຮັດຢ່າງໃດ.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A harsh pronouncement (śāpa) can intensify inner suffering like fire added to fire; the ethical response is renewed reflection and discernment about one’s duty rather than impulsive reaction.
Bhīṣma describes a person who, upon hearing a severe curse directed at him, becomes inwardly inflamed with grief and anxiety and therefore turns back to serious deliberation about his next course of action.