Shloka 48
रावण–मारीचसंवादः तथा मृगप्रलोभनपूर्वकं सीताहरणोपक्रमः
Rāvaṇa–Mārīca Dialogue and the Decoy-Deer Prelude to Sītā’s Abduction
तस्मात् त्वमपि कौन्तेय न शोकं कर्तुमहसि । राज्यात् स्फीतात् परिगभ्रष्टसतपसा तदवाप्स्यसि,कुन्तीनन्दन! इसलिये तुम भी समृद्धिशाली राज्यसे भ्रष्ट होनेके कारण शोक न करो; तपस्याद्वारा तुम उसे प्राप्त कर लोगे
tasmāt tvam api kaunteya na śokaṃ kartum arhasi | rājyāt sphītāt paribhraṣṭas tapasa tad avāpsyasi, kuntīnandana ||
ฉะนั้น โอ กัณเตยะ เจ้าไม่ควรทำความโศก แม้เจ้าจะพลัดพรากจากราชอาณาจักรอันรุ่งเรือง แต่ด้วยตบะ เจ้าจักได้มันคืนมา
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not be ruled by grief over lost power; channel the setback into tapas—disciplined endurance and righteous effort—through which what is lost can be regained in due time.
Vyāsa addresses the Pāṇḍava (Kaunteya/Kuntīnandana), consoling him after the loss of a flourishing kingdom and assuring him that through austerity and steadfast discipline he will recover his sovereignty.