Shloka 16
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Duryodhana Saṃvāda on Restraint and Rājānīti
Chapter 50
नित्यमाज्ञापयन् भासि दिवि देवेश्वरो यथा । तस्य ते विदितप्रज्ञ शोकमूलमिदं कथम् | समुत्थितं दुःखकरं यन्मे शंसितुमरहसि
nityam ājñāpayann bhāsi divi deveśvaro yathā | tasya te viditaprajña śokamūlam idaṃ katham | samutthitaṃ duḥkhakaraṃ yan me śaṃsitum arhasi ||
毗舍波耶那说道：“你在此处光彩照人，常常发号施令，宛如天界诸神之主因陀罗。你的明辨之智世人皆知。那么，这以忧愁为根、带来痛苦的焦虑，怎会在你心中生起？请告诉我此事，因为你理当向我说明。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even those who appear powerful and authoritative may be inwardly troubled; the verse frames ethical inquiry as the proper response—asking for the root-cause of sorrow rather than judging appearances.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a ruler-like figure who shines while commanding others, likened to Indra, and then asks how such a renowned wise person has come to be afflicted by a grief-born, distressing anxiety, requesting an explanation.