Shloka 23
भीमसेनस्य आत्मबलप्रशंसा — Bhīmasena’s Assertion of Strength
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 74
न चैतदनुरूपं ते यत् ते ग्लानिररिंदम । यदोजसा न लभते क्षत्रियो न तदश्लुते
na caitad anurūpaṃ te yat te glānir ariṃdama | yad ojasā na labhate kṣatriyo na tad aśnute śatrudamana ||
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—ஓ பகைவரை அடக்கும் வீரா! உனக்குள் எழுந்த இந்த மனச்சோர்வு உன்னைப் போன்றவனுக்கு எவ்விதமும் பொருந்தாது. ஏனெனில் க்ஷத்திரியன் தன் தைரியமும் வீரமும் கொண்டு பெறாததை அனுபவிக்க மாட்டான்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A warrior’s ethical code (kṣatriya-dharma) rejects paralysis by dejection: one should rely on personal vigor and rightful effort, and not seek to enjoy gains that were not earned through one’s own strength and courage.
Vaiśampāyana comments on a warrior being overcome by glāni (despondency) and rebukes it as unworthy, asserting the martial norm that a kṣatriya should pursue and accept only what is secured through valor, not through weakness or unearned advantage.