Mahabharata · 7.50.68–69
॥
Devanāgarī
इमे ते भ्रातरः सर्वे दीना भरतसत्तम ॥
त्वयि शोकसमाविष्टे नृपाश् च सुहृदस् तव ॥
एतांस् त्वं वचसा साम्ना समाश्वासय मानद ॥
विदितं वेदितव्यं ते न शोकं कर्तुम् अर्हसि ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ime te bhrātaraḥ sarve dīnā bharatasattama ||
tvayi śokasamāviṣṭe nṛpāś ca suhṛdas tava ||
etāṃs tvaṃ vacasā sāmnā samāśvāsaya mānada ||
viditaṃ veditavyaṃ te na śokaṃ kartum arhasi ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
इमे ते भ्रातरः सर्वेime te bhrātaraḥ sarvehere are all your brothers; here are all your brothers
दीनाःdīnāḥdowncast [dejected]; dejected
भरतसत्तमbharatasattamaO best of Bharatas; O best of Bharatas
त्वयि शोकसमाविष्टेtvayi śokasamāviṣṭewhen you are seized by grief; when you are overcome with sorrow
नृपाः च सुहृदः तवnṛpāḥ ca suhṛdaḥ tavaand kings, and your friends; and kings, and your friends
एतान् त्वम् वचसा साम्नाetān tvam vacasā sāmnāthem you, with gentle word; them you, with a kindly word
समाश्वासयsamāśvāsayaconsole [encourage]; comfort
मानदmānadaO giver of honor; O honorer
विदितम् वेदितव्यम् तेviditam veditavyam teyou know what must be known; you know all that must be known
न शोकम् कर्तुम् अर्हसिna śokam kartum arhasiit is not fitting for you to give way to grief; it is not proper for you to grieve
Translation
"Here are all your brothers, downcast, O best of Bharatas, while you are overcome with sorrow — and kings, and your friends. Comfort them with a kindly word, O honorer. You know all that must be known — it is not proper for you to grieve."
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Krishna heals grief by turning it into good deeds for others: "etān… samāśvāsaya", "comfort them" — drawing Arjuna away from himself to his dejected brothers and friends. The leader's sorrow multiplies the sorrow of all: "tvayi śokasamāviṣṭe" — when he is broken, the rest are downcast too. "Viditaṃ veditavyaṃ te", "you know all that must be known", is a reminder that one who knows dharma has no right to give way to despair. It is telling that the best remedy for one's own pain is care for another's. The verse teaches that one who has known the truth must not sink into grief but become a support for those grieving around him.