Shloka 87
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
प्रदीप्ता: पुत्रशोकेन संनिवर्तत मानुषा:
pradīptāḥ putraśokena saṁnivartata mānuṣāḥ
Naglalagablab sa dalamhati dahil sa kanilang mga anak, ang mga tao’y umurong at bumalik—nilamon ng pighati at hindi na makapagpatuloy.
जम्बुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Intense attachment, when struck by loss, can ‘ignite’ the mind with grief and cause people to abandon their intended path. The ethical implication is the need for steadiness (dhairya) and discernment so that sorrow does not overturn dharma-driven action.
Jambuka describes a scene where people, overwhelmed by the sorrow of losing their sons, retreat or desist. The emphasis is on the observable human response to bereavement—grief becomes so consuming that it reverses movement and resolve.