Shloka 11
Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks
Fire-escape deliberation
न हायुक्त न चासत्यं नासहां न च वाप्रियम् । भाषितं चारुभाषस्य जज्ञे पार्थस्य धीमत:,सदा मीठी बातें करनेवाले बुद्धिमान् कुन्तीनन्दन राजा युधिष्ठिरके मुखसे कभी कोई अनुचित, असत्य, असहा और अप्रिय बात नहीं निकलती थी
na hāyuktaṃ na cāsatyaṃ nāsahāṃ na ca vāpriyam | bhāṣitaṃ cārubhāṣasya jajñe pārthasya dhīmataḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: لم يخرج من فم البارثا الحكيم—يودهيشثيرا ابن كونتي، اللطيف في خطابه دائمًا—قولٌ غير لائق، ولا كذب، ولا غلظة، ولا ما يكره السامع. كانت كلماته على الدوام موافقة للأدب والصدق وضبط النفس، مُجسِّدةً مثال «انضباط اللسان» في الأخلاق.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal of speech: one should avoid words that are improper (ayukta), false (asatya), harsh (asahā), or unpleasant (apriya). Yudhiṣṭhira is praised as embodying disciplined, truthful, and considerate speech—an aspect of dharma expressed through verbal conduct.
Vaiśampāyana is describing Yudhiṣṭhira’s character. In the course of narrating the epic’s events, he highlights Yudhiṣṭhira’s consistent virtue: his speech is always gentle and never deviates into impropriety, falsehood, harshness, or offensiveness.