Shloka 6
धौन्धुमारोपाख्यानम्
Dhaundhumāra-Upākhyāna: The Slaying of Dhundhu and the Epithet ‘Dhundhumāra’
जयेत् कदर्य दानेन सत्येनानृतवादिनम् | क्षमया क्रूरकर्माण- मसाधुं साधुना जयेत्,“नीच प्रकृतिवाले मनुष्यको दान देकर वशमें करे। असत्यवादीको सत्य भाषणसे जीते। क्रूरको क्षमासे और दुष्टको उत्तम व्यवहारसे अपने वशमें करे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | jayet kadarya-dānena satyenānṛta-vādinam | kṣamayā krūra-karmāṇam asādhuṃ sādhunā jayet |
Vaiśampāyana nói: Hãy cảm hóa kẻ keo kiệt bằng bố thí, và khuất phục kẻ nói dối bằng lời chân thật. Hãy vượt qua kẻ tàn bạo bằng nhẫn nhịn, và khiến kẻ ác quy phục bằng hạnh kiểm của người thiện.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a dharmic strategy of overcoming negative traits not by mirroring them, but by applying their ethical opposites: generosity against miserliness, truth against lying, patience against cruelty, and noble conduct against wickedness.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a general moral instruction is being stated as part of the Vana Parva’s didactic counsel: guidance on how to deal with different kinds of difficult people through virtuous means.