Shloka 11
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
देवानामिव ते सर्व वाचि बद्धं न संशय: । स दीन इव दुर्धर्ष कस्माच्छोचसि पुत्रक
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
devānām iva te sarvaṁ vāci baddhaṁ na saṁśayaḥ |
sa dīna iva durdharṣa kasmāc chocasi putraka ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tất cả những điều ấy, chỉ cần một lời của con là có ngay, chắc chắn như đối với chư thiên—không chút nghi ngờ. Hỡi con trai ta, kẻ không ai khuất phục nổi, vậy cớ sao con lại than khóc như một người bất lực?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse challenges grief that arises despite abundance and capability: when resources and authority are readily available, lamentation is portrayed as a failure of steadiness and discernment. Ethically, it points toward self-mastery—responding to circumstances with composure rather than collapsing into dejection.
Vaiśampāyana reports a speaker addressing a powerful person as “son,” reminding him that comforts and enjoyments are obtainable as easily as by a spoken command—like for the gods—and therefore questioning the reason for his sorrow. The line functions as counsel meant to rouse confidence and end despondency.