Shloka 35
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
पितोवाच पथापि श्रोतुमिच्छामि तस्य यत् कार्यमुत्तमम् ।
असाध्यमथवा साध्यं किं वासाध्यं विपश्चिताम् ॥
pitovāca pathāpi śrotum icchāmi tasya yat kāryam uttamam | asādhyam athavā sādhyaṃ kiṃ vā sādhyam vipaścitām ||
ພໍ່ໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: ຂ້ອຍປາຖະນາຈະຟັງ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຢູ່ໃນທາງເດີນ ວ່າການບໍາເນັດສູງສຸດຂອງລາວແມ່ນຫຍັງ—ຈະເປັນສິ່ງທີ່ເຮັດບໍ່ໄດ້ ຫຼືເຮັດໄດ້; ແລະສໍາລັບຜູ້ມີປັນຍາ ສິ່ງໃດຈຶ່ງເປັນສິ່ງທີ່ບັນລຸໄດ້ແທ້.
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FAQs
A model of dharmic inquiry: before acting, one asks what is truly ‘uttama’ (highest) and whether it is feasible. Wisdom is framed as discerning what can be accomplished and aligning effort accordingly.
Didactic dialogue; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
The ‘journey’ (pathā) can be read inwardly: even amid life’s motion, one should seek instruction on the supreme aim—suggesting that spiritual prioritization is not postponed until leisure.