Shloka 6
Bhīmasena’s Admonition to Yudhiṣṭhira on Rājya and the Ordering of Dharma–Artha–Kāma
Book 3, Chapter 34
यन्तुं नात्मा शक््यते पौरुषेण मानेन वीर्येण च तात नद्धः । न ते वाचो भीमसेनाभ्यसूये मन्ये तथा तद् भवितव्यमासीत्,तात भीमसेन! किसी विषयमें आसक्त हुए चित्तको पुरुषार्थ, अभिमान अथवा पराक्रमसे नहीं रोका जा सकता (अर्थात्र उसे रोकना बहुत ही कठिन है), अतः मैं तुम्हारी बातोंके लिये बुरा नहीं मानता। मैं समझता हूँ, वैसी ही भवितव्यता थी
yantuṁ nātmā śakyate pauruṣeṇa mānena vīryeṇa ca tāta naddhaḥ | na te vāco bhīmasenābhyasūye manye tathā tad bhavitavyam āsīt ||
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Meu querido irmão, quando a mente está presa pelo apego, não pode ser contida apenas pelo esforço humano—nem pelo orgulho, nem mesmo pelo valor. Por isso, Bhīmasena, não me ofendo com tuas palavras. Creio que os acontecimentos estavam destinados a desenrolar-se assim.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
When the mind is seized by attachment, mere exertion, pride, or even heroic strength may fail to restrain it; therefore one should respond with patience rather than resentment, recognizing the force of circumstance and destiny.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīma affectionately, saying he does not blame him for his harsh or urgent words; he explains that a mind caught in attachment is hard to check and concludes that what occurred was in accordance with what had to happen.