Mahabharata 25: Sharper Cuts Soft Than Harsh Ever Can

The soft slowly cuts through the harsh As it does the mild well as marsh, Naught seems yon a soft-hearted man, Faster cuts soft than harsh ever can. _________________________________________________________ Here is the transliteration of the original verse: mŗdunā dāruņam hantimŗdunā hanti a-dāruņam | na a-sādhyam mŗdunā kimchit tasmāt tīvra-taram mŗdu || vana 28-31 Indeed, ‘Naught seems yon a soft-hearted man'. We know: river water in course of time cuts thru a huge chunk of stone on its way into sandy grains. Yet alas, in this dog-eat-dog, rat-race competitive world of today, man has no time for this soft approach.