मातोवाच
नैव राज्ञा दरः कार्यो जातु कस्यां चिद् आपदि ॥
अथ चेद् अपि दीर्णः स्यान् नैव वर्तेत दीर्णवत् ॥
दीर्णं हि दृष्ट्वा राजानं सर्वम् एवानुदीर्यते ॥
राष्ट्रं बलम् अमात्याश् च पृथक् कुर्वन्ति ते मतिम् ॥
शत्रून् एके प्रपद्यन्ते प्रजहत्य् अपरे पुनः ॥
अन्व् एके प्रजिहीर्षन्ति ये पुरस्ताद् विमानिताः ॥
य एवात्यन्तसुहृदस् त एनं पर्युपासते ॥
अशक्तयः स्वस्तिकामा बद्धवत्सा इडा इव ॥
शोचन्तम् अनुशोचन्ति प्रतीतान् इव बान्धवान् ॥
अपि ते पूजिताः पूर्वम् अपि ते सुहृदो मताः ॥
ये राष्ट्रम् अभिमन्यन्ते राज्ञो व्यसनम् ईयुषः ॥
मा दीदरस् त्वं सुहृदो मा त्वां दीर्णं प्रहासिषुः ॥
mātovāca
naiva rājñā daraḥ kāryo jātu kasyāṃ cid āpadi ||
atha ced api dīrṇaḥ syān naiva varteta dīrṇavat ||
dīrṇaṃ hi dṛṣṭvā rājānaṃ sarvam evānudīryate ||
rāṣṭraṃ balam amātyāś ca pṛthak kurvanti te matim ||
śatrūn eke prapadyante prajahaty apare punaḥ ||
anv eke prajihīrṣanti ye purastād vimānitāḥ ||
ya evātyantasuhṛdas ta enaṃ paryupāsate ||
aśaktayaḥ svastikāmā baddhavatsā iḍā iva ||
śocantam anuśocanti pratītān iva bāndhavān ||
api te pūjitāḥ pūrvam api te suhṛdo matāḥ ||
ye rāṣṭram abhimanyante rājño vyasanam īyuṣaḥ ||
mā dīdaras tvaṃ suhṛdo mā tvāṃ dīrṇaṃ prahāsiṣuḥ ||
Mother said: 'A king must never show fear in any calamity. Even if he is broken within, he must not behave as one broken. For when a king is seen to be broken, everything breaks apart along with him: the kingdom, the army, and the ministers each begin to think for themselves. Some go over to the enemy, others desert him, and some, who were humiliated before, wish to seize what was his. Only his closest friends remain by him — powerless, wishing him well, like the cow Ida with her tethered calf; they grieve for the grieving one as for a close kinsman. Even those you once honored and counted as friends begin to lay claim to the kingdom of a king who has fallen into misfortune. Therefore do not break before your friends, lest they abandon you as one broken.'
195fdc6eb248 · 发布于 2026年7月17日 05:59:56 UTC
可用语言RUEN用方向键翻颂
The conclusion of the story of Vidula shows the practical side of kshatriya dharma: a ruler must not display brokenness, for his steadfastness determines his circle of allies, his kingdom, and his very capacity to restore order.