Shloka 306
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
मा सम सीमन्तिनी काचिज्जनयेत् पुत्रमीदृशम् । संसारकी कोई भी नारी ऐसे पुत्रको जन्म न दे, जो अमर्षशून्य, उत्साहहीन, बल और पराक्रमसे रहित तथा शत्रुओंका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाला हो
mā sama sīmantiṇī kācid janayet putram īdṛśam |
Wika ni Vāyu: “Huwag nawa’y may sinumang babae sa daigdig ang magsilang ng anak na lalaking gaya nito—walang makatarungang pagngangalit, salat sa sigla, kapos sa lakas at kagitingan, at tanging nagpapasaya lamang sa mga kaaway.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns cowardice and inertness in the face of conflict: a son should not be one who lacks spirited resolve (utsāha), strength (bala), and heroic initiative (parākrama), because such weakness empowers adversaries and undermines dharma in a warrior context.
Vāyudeva delivers a sharp rebuke framed as a moral warning: he declares that no woman should bear a son of the described type—one whose lack of courage and energy becomes a source of happiness for enemies—thus urging the cultivation of warrior virtues appropriate to the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war setting.