Mahabharata 11.2.20 — Stree Parva, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 20
Strī Parva, Adhyāya 2 — Vidura’s Consolation on Kāla, Karma, and the Limits of Lamentation (विदुरोपदेशः)
आत्मानमात्मना55श्वास्य मा शुचः पुरुषर्षभ । नाद्य शोकाभि भूतस्त्वं कायमुत्स्रष्टमहसि
ātmānam ātmanāśvāsya mā śucaḥ puruṣarṣabha | nādya śokābhibhūtas tvaṃ kāyam utsraṣṭum arhasi ||
Vidura nói: “Hãy tự giữ mình vững vàng bằng sức mạnh nội tâm của chính mình; đừng sầu muộn, hỡi bậc trượng phu. Hôm nay ngài đang bị nỗi đau phủ lấp, nên không được buông bỏ thân này (mà tìm đến tự hủy).”
विदुर उवाच
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One should restrain grief through inner steadiness and self-governance; even in intense sorrow, abandoning life is not dharmic—endurance and composure are urged.
In the aftermath of calamity, Vidura addresses a grieving noble person, urging him to console himself, stop lamenting, and not succumb to despair that could lead to giving up his body.
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