Shloka 1
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
अपन करा बछ। सं: पजञ्चत्रिशर्दाधिकशततमोब् ध्याय: विदुला और उसके पुत्रका संवाद--विदुलाके द्वारा कार्यमें सफलता प्राप्त करने 577053024& उपायोंका श पुत्र बवाच कृष्णायसस्येव च ते संहत्य हृदयं कृतम् मम मातस्त्वकरुणे वीरप्रज्ञे हामर्षणे
putra uvāca | kṛṣṇāyasasyeva ca te saṃhatya hṛdayaṃ kṛtam | mama mātas tv akaruṇe vīraprajñe hy amarṣaṇe ||
Wika ng anak: “Ina, ang puso mo’y wari’y hinubog sa pagpukpok sa isang tipak ng maitim na bakal. Bagaman ikaw ang aking ina, wala kang lambing. Ang isip mo’y gaya ng sa mandirigma, at lagi kang punô ng matigas at di-matitinag na paninindigan.”
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral tension: maternal softness versus the warrior’s demand for steadfastness. By calling his mother ‘without compassion’ yet ‘hero-minded,’ the son highlights that ethical action in a crisis may require hard resolve rather than indulgent pity—especially within a kṣatriya code centered on honor and duty.
At the start of the Vidulā episode, the son reacts to his mother’s stern exhortation. He complains that her heart is like forged iron—unyielding—despite her being his mother, and he characterizes her as possessing a warrior’s intellect and an uncompromising spirit.