Shloka 65

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

Devanagari script

न दुःखं परदु:खे वै केचिदाहुरबुद्धय: । यो दुःखं नाभिजानाति स जल्पति महाजने,कुछ मूढ़ मनुष्य कहा करते हैं कि पराये दुःखमें दुःख नहीं होता; परंतु वही ऐसी बात श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंक निकट कहा करता है, जो दुःख के तत्त्वको नहीं जानता

Transliteration

na duḥkhaṁ paradaḥkhe vai kecid āhur abuddhayaḥ | yo duḥkhaṁ nābhijānāti sa jalpati mahājane ||

Translation

Brahmadatta disse: “Alguns tolos dizem que não é preciso entristecer-se com a tristeza alheia. Mas tal fala só é proferida por quem não conhece de verdade o que é o sofrimento—sobretudo quando fala diante dos sábios e dos bons.”

Word by Word

नnot

दुःखम्sorrow, pain

परदुःखेin another's sorrow

वैindeed, surely

केचित्some (people)

आहुःsay

अबुद्धयःunintelligent, foolish

यःwho

दुःखम्sorrow, pain

नnot

अभिजानातिknows, understands

सःhe

जल्पतिtalks, prattles

महाजनेamong great people / in the assembly of the noble

Speaker

ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

Brahmadatta

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True understanding of suffering naturally includes sensitivity to others’ suffering; indifference to another’s pain is presented as a mark of ignorance and lack of wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s ethical instruction, Brahmadatta is speaking to emphasize proper moral insight: he rebukes the view that one should remain unaffected by others’ grief, calling it the speech of the foolish before the wise.