Shloka 17

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Grief, Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation, and Vyāsa’s Admonition (युधिष्ठिरशोक-निवारणोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

तथाप्रवृत्तो नृपतिर्नाधिबन्धेन युज्यसे । मोक्षधर्माश्न निखिला याथातथ्येन ते श्रुता:,“उनके अनुसार बर्ताव करनेवाला राजा कभी मानसिक चिन्तासे ग्रस्त नहीं होता। तुमने सम्पूर्ण मोक्षधर्मोंको भी यथार्थरूपसे सुना है

Transliteration

tathāpravṛtto nṛpatir nādhibandhena yujyase | mokṣadharmāś ca nikhilā yāthātathyena te śrutāḥ ||

Translation

قال يودهيشثيرا: «الملك الذي يسلك ذلك المسلك لا يُقيَّد بضيق النفس وكدرها. وأنت أيضاً قد سمعت، على وجهه الحق، جملة تعاليم التحرر (موكشا-دارما) كاملةً.»

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

प्रवृत्तःacting/engaged (so), proceeding

नृपतिःking

नnot

अधिबन्धेनwith anxiety/mental bondage (worry)

युज्यसेyou are joined/afflicted (with)

मोक्षधर्मान्teachings/duties of liberation

निखिलान्entire, all

याथातथ्येनin accordance with reality; truly

तेto you/for you

श्रुताःheard (by you)

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

nṛpati (the king, generic)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Right conduct aligned with dharma frees a ruler from the bondage of mental affliction (ādhi). True understanding of mokṣa-dharma supports inner steadiness and reduces anxiety born of attachment and confusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses his listener (contextually within the Ashvamedhika discussions) and affirms that a king who follows the prescribed righteous course is not overwhelmed by worry, reminding him that he has already heard the complete teachings on liberation in their proper sense.