Shloka 33
Kṣānti–Tejas Viveka: Prahlāda’s Instruction to Bali
Draupadī’s Application
आक्रुष्टस्ताडित: क्रुद्धः क्षमते यो बलीयसा । यश्व नित्यं जितक्रोधो विद्वानुत्तमपूरुष:,जो बलवान पुरुषके गाली देने या कुपित होकर मारनेपर भी क्षमा कर जाता है तथा जो सदा अपने क्रोधको काबूमें रखता है, वही विद्वान् है और वही श्रेष्ठ पुरुष है
ākruṣṭas tāḍitaḥ kruddhaḥ kṣamate yo balīyasā | yaś ca nityaṁ jitakrodho vidvān uttamapūruṣaḥ ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Ang tunay na marunong at pinakadakilang lalaki ay yaong, kahit laitin, saktan, at udyukan sa galit ng mas malakas, ay marunong pa ring magpatawad; at yaong laging nagagapi ang sariling poot. Ang ganitong pagpipigil-sa-sarili ang tanda ng kagalingang-asal at lakas na nagmumula sa loob.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Real strength is shown not by retaliation but by forgiveness and mastery over anger—especially when provoked or harmed by someone more powerful.
In Yudhiṣṭhira’s discourse on dharma and right conduct, he defines the ‘best person’ as one who remains patient under insult and injury and who consistently restrains anger.