Mahabharata 1.140.73 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 140, Shloka 73
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
न संशयमनारुहा नरो भद्राणि पश्यति । संशयं पुनरारुह्य यदि जीवति पश्यति,कष्ट सहे बिना मनुष्य कल्याणका दर्शन नहीं करता। प्राण-संकटमें पड़कर यदि वह पुनः जीवित रह जाता है तो अपना भला देखता है
na saṁśayam anāruhya naro bhadrāṇi paśyati | saṁśayaṁ punar āruhya yadi jīvati paśyati ||
شک اور خطرے میں قدم رکھے بغیر آدمی بھلائی کو نہیں دیکھ پاتا۔ مگر اسی خطرے میں پڑ کر اگر وہ بچ نکلے اور زندہ لوٹ آئے، تو پھر وہ اپنا حقیقی فائدہ پہچان لیتا ہے۔
कणिक उवाच
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True welfare is often recognized only after one has faced uncertainty and danger; surviving hardship clarifies what is beneficial and how to value it.
Kaṇika is offering counsel in the Adi Parva, using a maxim-like statement to argue that people learn and perceive their good only when pressed by crisis and risk.
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