Shloka 23
भीमसेनस्य आत्मबलप्रशंसा — Bhīmasena’s Assertion of Strength
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 74
न चैतदनुरूपं ते यत् ते ग्लानिररिंदम । यदोजसा न लभते क्षत्रियो न तदश्लुते
na caitad anurūpaṃ te yat te glānir ariṃdama | yad ojasā na labhate kṣatriyo na tad aśnute śatrudamana ||
वैशम्पायन म्हणाले—हे अरिंदम! तुझ्या मनात जी ग्लानी उत्पन्न झाली आहे ती तुझ्यासारख्या वीराला शोभणारी नाही; कारण क्षत्रिय जे काही स्वतःच्या ओज व पराक्रमाने मिळवत नाही, त्याचा उपभोग घेत नाही.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A warrior’s ethical code (kṣatriya-dharma) rejects paralysis by dejection: one should rely on personal vigor and rightful effort, and not seek to enjoy gains that were not earned through one’s own strength and courage.
Vaiśampāyana comments on a warrior being overcome by glāni (despondency) and rebukes it as unworthy, asserting the martial norm that a kṣatriya should pursue and accept only what is secured through valor, not through weakness or unearned advantage.