Shloka 346
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
आयसं हृदयं कृत्वा मृगयस्व पुन: स्वकम् | पराजयके कारण जो लोकमें तेरी निन्दा और तिरस्कार हो रहे हैं
āyasaṃ hṛdayaṃ kṛtvā mṛgayasva punaḥ svakam | parājayakāraṇajo loke te nindā-tiraskārau bhavataḥ, etān sarvān doṣān tvam svayam eva ātmānaṃ mocaya; hṛdayaṃ lohasamaṃ dṛḍhaṃ kṛtvā punaḥ svayogya-pada-rājya-vaibhavasya anusandhānaṃ kuru ||
风神伐由说道：“使你的心如铁一般坚硬，再去寻回本该属于你的东西。因你败北之故，世人正责难并轻蔑你；当凭自身之力摆脱这一切过失。把意志锻成铁，重新追求与你相称的位分——你的王者之福与主权。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should take responsibility for one’s downfall, remove personal faults through self-effort, and regain rightful standing with unwavering, iron-like resolve—especially in the context of a ruler’s duty to uphold honor and sovereignty.
Vāyu-deva addresses a defeated figure, urging him not to collapse under public blame and contempt, but to strengthen his heart, correct the causes of defeat, and strive again for the position and royal prosperity that properly belong to him.