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अस्थाने यदि वा स्थाने सततम् रजसा आवृतः क्रुद्धः दण्डान् प्रणयति विविधान् स्वेन तेजसाasthāne yadi vā sthāne satatam rajasā āvṛtaḥ kruddhaḥ daṇḍān praṇayati vividhān svena tejasāwhether fitting or not, one constantly covered by rajas, when angered, metes out various punishments by his own force
मित्रैः सह विरोधम् च प्राप्नुते तेजसावृतः प्राप्नोति द्वेष्यताम् च एव लोकात् स्वजनतः तथाmitraiḥ saha virodham ca prāpnute tejasāvṛtaḥ prāpnoti dveṣyatām ca eva lokāt svajanataḥ tathācovered by fierce anger, he comes to quarrel with friends and becomes hateful to the world and to his own people
सः अवमानात् अर्थहानिम् उपालम्भम् अनादरम् संतापद्वेषलोभान् च शत्रून् च लभते नरःsaḥ avamānāt arthahānim upālambham anādaram saṃtāpadveṣalobhān ca śatrūn ca labhate naraḥbecause of contempt such a man gains loss of wealth, reproach, disrespect, torment, hatred, greed, and enemies
क्रोधात् दण्डान् मनुष्येषु विविधान् पुरुषः नयन् भ्रश्यते शीघ्रम् ऐश्वर्यात् प्राणेभ्यः स्वजनात् अपिkrodhāt daṇḍān manuṣyeṣu vividhān puruṣaḥ nayan bhraśyate śīghram aiśvaryāt prāṇebhyaḥ svajanāt apia man who, out of anger, inflicts various punishments on people quickly falls from power, from life, and from his own people
यः अपकर्तॄन् च कर्तॄन् च तेजसा एव उपगच्छति तस्मात् उद्विजते लोकः सर्पात् वेश्मगतात् इवyaḥ apakartṝn ca kartṝn ca tejasā eva upagacchati tasmāt udvijate lokaḥ sarpāt veśmagatāt ivawhoever approaches with force both those who harm and those who help alike, him the world fears, as a snake that has entered the house
यस्मात् उद्विजते लोकः कथम् तस्य भवः भवेत् अन्तरम् हि अस्य दृष्ट्वा एव लोकः विकुरुते ध्रुवम्yasmāt udvijate lokaḥ katham tasya bhavaḥ bhavet antaram hi asya dṛṣṭvā eva lokaḥ vikurute dhruvamhow can there be well-being for one whom the world fears; once it notices his weak point, the world will certainly turn against him
तस्मात् न अतिउत्सृजेत् तेजः न च नित्यम् मृदुः भवेत्tasmāt na atiutsṛjet tejaḥ na ca nityam mṛduḥ bhavettherefore one should not release strength excessively, nor should one always be gentle
काले मृदुः यः भवति काले भवति दारुणः स वै सुखम् अवाप्नोति लोके अमुष्मिन् इह एव चkāle mṛduḥ yaḥ bhavati kāle bhavati dāruṇaḥ sa vai sukham avāpnoti loke amuṣmin iha eva cawhoever is gentle in due time and stern in due time attains happiness in this world and in the next
क्षमाकालान् तु वक्ष्यामि शृणु मे विस्तरेण तान् ये ते नित्यम् असंत्याज्याः यथा प्राहुः मनीषिणःkṣamākālān tu vakṣyāmi śṛṇu me vistareṇa tān ye te nityam asaṃtyājyāḥ yathā prāhuḥ manīṣiṇaḥI will tell of the times for patience; hear them in detail, those which, as the wise say, must never be abandoned
सततंsatataṃoriginal form "satataṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रजसावृतःrajasāvṛtaḥoriginal form "rajasāvṛtaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रुद्धोkruddhooriginal form "kruddho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विरोधंvirodhaṃoriginal form "virodhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्वेष्यतांdveṣyatāṃoriginal form "dveṣyatāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वजनतस्svajanatasoriginal form "svajanatas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽवमानाद्'vamānādoriginal form "'vamānād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संतापद्वेषलोभांश्saṃtāpadveṣalobhāṃśoriginal form "saṃtāpadveṣalobhāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शत्रूंश्śatrūṃśoriginal form "śatrūṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रोधाद्krodhādoriginal form "krodhād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुषोpuruṣooriginal form "puruṣo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वजनाद्svajanādoriginal form "svajanād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽपकर्तॄंश्'pakartṝṃśoriginal form "'pakartṝṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्तॄंश्kartṝṃśoriginal form "kartṝṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेजसैवोपगच्छतिtejasaivopagacchatioriginal form "tejasaivopagacchati", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्माद्tasmādoriginal form "tasmād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्पाद्sarpādoriginal form "sarpād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वेश्मगताद्veśmagatādoriginal form "veśmagatād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यस्माद्yasmādoriginal form "yasmād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कथंkathaṃoriginal form "kathaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवोbhavooriginal form "bhavo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अन्तरंantaraṃoriginal form "antaraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दृष्ट्वैवdṛṣṭvaivaoriginal form "dṛṣṭvaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकोlokooriginal form "loko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्मान्tasmānoriginal form "tasmān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नात्युत्सृजेत्nātyutsṛjetoriginal form "nātyutsṛjet", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेजोtejooriginal form "tejo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नित्यंnityaṃoriginal form "nityaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मृदुर्mṛduroriginal form "mṛdur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मृदुर्mṛduroriginal form "mṛdur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽमुष्मिन्न्'muṣminnoriginal form "'muṣminn", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इहैवihaivaoriginal form "ihaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षमाकालांस्kṣamākālāṃsoriginal form "kṣamākālāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
असंत्याज्याasaṃtyājyāoriginal form "asaṃtyājyā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राहुर्prāhuroriginal form "prāhur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Prahlada rejects both extremes. Draupadi's speech gains its force precisely because it acknowledges the danger of anger: she calls not for boundless fury but for the precise application of strength at the proper time.