Shloka 5
Doṣa-Parīkṣā and Guṇa-Viveka
Examination of Faults and Discernment of the Guṇas
न जानपदिकं दुःखमेक: शोचितुमहति । अशोचन् प्रतिकुर्वीत यदि पश्येदुपक्रमम्,जो दुःख सारे देशपर है, उसके लिये किसी एक व्यक्तिको शोक नहीं करना चाहिये। यदि उसे टालनेका कोई उपाय दिखायी दे तो शोक न करके उस दुःखके निवारणका प्रयत्न करना चाहिये
na jānapadikaṁ duḥkham ekaḥ śocitum arhati | aśocan pratikurvīta yadi paśyed upakramam ||
ସମଗ୍ର ଜନପଦକୁ ଆବର୍ତ୍ତିଥିବା ଦୁଃଖ ପାଇଁ ଏକାକୀ କେହି ଶୋକ କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ; ଯଦି ପ୍ରତିକାର ଉପାୟ ଦେଖାଯାଏ, ତେବେ ଶୋକ ଛାଡ଼ି ଦୁଃଖ-ନିବାରଣରେ ପ୍ରୟାସ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief is unhelpful when suffering is collective; if a remedy is available, one should replace lamentation with purposeful action to alleviate the harm.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the listener on dharma and governance; here he counsels a ruler-like mindset: recognize public calamity as a shared burden and respond with calm, remedial effort rather than personal despair.