Shloka 19
कालनियमः शोकशमनं च
Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief
प्रत्यक्षमनुपश्यामि त्वमपि द्रष्टमर्हसि । वर्जन वर्जनीयानामीहमानेन दुष्करम्
pratyakṣam anupaśyāmi tvam api draṣṭam arhasi | varjana varjanīyānām iha mānena duṣkaram ||
Ta thấy điều ấy ngay trước mắt; ngươi cũng nên nhận ra. Ở đời này, khi bị kiêu mạn thúc đẩy, việc từ bỏ điều phải từ bỏ trở nên khó khăn.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when the right course is plainly evident, pride (māna) makes it hard to abandon harmful or improper tendencies; ethical progress requires humility and the strength to renounce what ought to be renounced.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, underscores an immediately observable truth and urges the listener to see it as well: in the present context, pride obstructs the difficult but necessary act of giving up what should be avoided.