Shloka 6
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
स समीक्ष्यक्रमोपेतो मुख्य: कालोडयमागत: । अम्मिंक्षेदागते काले कार्य न प्रतिपद्यसे
sa samīkṣya kramopeto mukhyaḥ kālo ’yam āgataḥ | ammiṃkṣed āgate kāle kāryaṃ na pratipadyase ||
บุตรกล่าวว่า “เมื่อพิจารณาตามลำดับขั้นโดยชอบแล้ว บัดนี้ยามชี้ขาดมาถึง แต่ครั้นถึงเวลาลงมือทำ เจ้ากลับไม่ยอมเข้ารับภารกิจ”
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right action requires both discernment and timely execution: after assessing the proper course (krama) and recognizing the decisive moment (mukhya kāla), one should not hesitate to undertake one’s duty (kārya).
A son addresses an elder/decision-maker, urging him to act. He points out that the situation has been reviewed and the critical time has arrived, but the addressee still refrains from taking up the necessary course of action.