Shloka 24
स्त्रीपर्व १: धृतराष्ट्रशोकः संजयाश्वासनं च
Strī Parva 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Saṃjaya’s Consolation
यथा यौवनजं दर्पमास्थिते त॑ं सुते नूप
yathā yauvanajaṃ darpam āsthite taṃ sute nūpa
Vaiśaṃpāyana disse: “Assim como o orgulho nascido da juventude se apodera de um filho, ó rei, do mesmo modo essa arrogância se instalou nele.”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how pride arising from youth can seize a person and distort judgment; ethically, it warns rulers and listeners to recognize arrogance as a cause of downfall and to cultivate restraint and humility.
Vaiśaṃpāyana continues his account to the king, characterizing someone’s state of mind by comparing it to the way youthful arrogance can take hold of a son—setting a moral-psychological frame for the events being narrated in the aftermath of the war.