Shloka 7
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
वयं हि धार्तराष्ट्रश्न कालमन्युवशंगता: । कृत्वेदं निन्दितं कर्म प्राप्स्याम: कां गतिं नूप ७ ।।
vayaṁ hi dhārtarāṣṭrāś ca kālam anyu-vaśaṁ gatāḥ | kṛtvedaṁ ninditaṁ karma prāpsyāmaḥ kāṁ gatiṁ nṛpa || 7 ||
Yudhiṣṭhira nói: “Quả thật, chúng ta—các Pāṇḍava và các con của Dhṛtarāṣṭra—đều bị Thời gian và cơn giận chi phối mà làm nên việc đáng bị chê trách này. Ôi bậc quân vương, nay chúng ta sẽ rơi vào số phận nào?”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when events seem driven by Kāla (Time) and manyu (anger), one must recognize moral responsibility: actions done in rage become nindita (censured) and lead to anxiety about gati (future destiny). The verse highlights ethical self-scrutiny after violence.
Yudhiṣṭhira laments the catastrophic outcome of the conflict, admitting that both sides—Pāṇḍavas and Dhārtarāṣṭras—were swept along by Time and anger, and he fears the spiritual and moral consequences of the blameworthy deeds committed.