Shloka 3
अध्याय ३३ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य कुशलप्रश्नाः तथा विदुरस्य योगसमाधिः
Chapter 33: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Welfare-Inquiries and Vidura’s Yogic Absorption
इत्युक्त: स द्विजश्रेष्ठो व्यासशिष्य: प्रतापवान् | प्रोवाच वदतां श्रेष्ठस्तं नृूपं जनमेजयम्,उनके ऐसा कहनेपर वक्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ प्रतापी व्यासशिष्य विप्रवर वैशम्पायनने उन राजा जनमेजयसे कहा
ity uktaḥ sa dvijaśreṣṭho vyāsaśiṣyaḥ pratāpavān | provāca vadatāṃ śreṣṭhas taṃ nṛpaṃ janamejayam ||
فلما خوطِبَ بذلك، شرع أَفْضَلُ البراهمة—فَيْشَمْبَايَنَة، التلميذُ الممجَّدُ لِفْيَاسَة وأبرعُ الخطباء—يُحدِّثُ الملكَ جَنَمِيجَيَا.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic model of learning: a worthy questioner (the king) approaches with receptivity, and an authorized narrator (the sage in a guru-lineage) responds with measured, truthful speech—showing that moral knowledge is preserved through disciplined transmission.
After the king’s preceding words, the narrator shifts to Vaishampayana’s response: he, renowned as Vyasa’s disciple and an excellent speaker, begins addressing King Janamejaya, signaling the continuation of the account.