Shloka 33
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
पुरुषार्थमभिप्रेतं समाहर्तुमिहाहसि । क्रुद्धाँललुब्धान् परिक्षीणानवलिप्तान् विमानितान्
puruṣārtham abhipretaṁ samāhartum ihāhasi | kruddhāṁl lubdhān parikṣīṇān avaliptān vimānitān |
O filho disse: “Aqui buscas reunir e assegurar os fins humanos que puseste no coração. Contudo, estás lidando com homens irados, gananciosos, exauridos, arrogantes e insultados—tais homens não se harmonizam facilmente nem se contêm apenas com conselho.”
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
A leader may aim at legitimate goals, but success depends on the moral-psychological condition of the people involved. Those driven by anger, greed, exhaustion, pride, and a sense of insult are difficult to reconcile; ethical counsel must account for these destabilizing emotions.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, a son addresses an elder/authority figure, warning that the attempt to ‘gather’ or secure one’s intended objectives is complicated because the parties involved are already inflamed and morally compromised—angry, greedy, depleted, arrogant, and feeling dishonoured.