Shloka 39
द्रौपदी-शैब्यसंवादः — Draupadī’s Identification and Counsel on Hospitality
जब शोक करनेवालेका शोक उसपर आये हुए संकटको टाल नहीं सकता है, तब उसमें क्या सामर्थ्य है? यह तुम दोनों भाई शोक करके प्रत्यक्ष देख रहे हो। अत: धैर्य धारण करो। शोक करके तो शत्रुओंका हर्ष ही बढ़ाओगे ।। कर्तव्यं हि कृतं राजन् पाण्डवैस्तव मोक्षणम् । नित्यमेव प्रियं कार्य राज्ञो विषयवासिभि:,“राजन! पाण्डवोंने गन्धर्वोके हाथसे तुम्हें छुड़कर अपने कर्तव्यका ही पालन किया है। राजाके राज्यमें रहनेवालोंको सदा ही उसका प्रिय करना चाहिये
vaiśampāyana uvāca | yadi śokaḥ śocamānasya āpatitaṃ saṅkaṭaṃ na nivārayituṃ śaknoti, tatra tasya kā sāmarthyam? etad yuvāṃ bhrātarau śocantau pratyakṣaṃ paśyatha | ataḥ dhairyaṃ dhāraya | śokena tu śatrūṇāṃ harṣa eva vardhate || kartavyaṃ hi kṛtaṃ rājan pāṇḍavaistava mokṣaṇam | nityam eva priyaṃ kāryaṃ rājño viṣayavāsibhiḥ ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: Se a dor daquele que se lamenta não pode afastar a calamidade que sobre ele caiu, que poder possui ela, afinal? Vós dois, irmãos, o vedes claramente enquanto chorais. Portanto, tomai a firmeza; com o luto apenas aumentareis a alegria dos vossos inimigos. Ó rei, os Pāṇḍavas fizeram o que o dever exigia: o vosso resgate das mãos dos Gandharvas. Os que habitam no domínio de um rei devem sempre agir de modo a agradar e amparar o seu soberano.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief by itself does not remove a crisis; therefore one should cultivate dhairya (steadfastness). Excessive lamentation can embolden adversaries, while dharma requires timely, effective action—here exemplified by the Pāṇḍavas fulfilling their duty of rescue and by subjects maintaining loyal, supportive conduct toward their ruler.
Vaiśampāyana describes a moment of counsel addressed to a king and two grieving brothers: they are urged to stop lamenting because it cannot change the misfortune and only pleases enemies. The speaker notes that the Pāṇḍavas have already performed their duty by freeing the king from the Gandharvas, and adds a general maxim about subjects acting for the king’s welfare.