Shloka 10
Chapter 15: Counsel on Initiative vs. Renunciation in the Rajasuya Project (सभापर्व, अध्याय १५)
त्वं मे प्रमाणभूतो 5सि सर्वकार्येषु केशव । तच्छुत्वा चाब्रवीद् भीमो वाक्यं वाक्यविशारद:,केशव! मेरे लिये सभी कार्योमें आप ही प्रमाण हैं। युधिष्ठिकता यह वचन सुनकर बोलनेमें चतुर भीमसेनने यह वचन कहा
tvam me pramāṇabhūto ’si sarvakāryeṣu keśava | tac chrutvā cābravīd bhīmo vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ ||
قال يودهيشثيرا: «يا كيشافا، أنتَ عندي معيارُ الحُجّة في كل شأن.» فلما سمع بهيما—وهو حاذقٌ بالكلام—هذه الكلمات، تكلّم مجيبًا.
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira frames Kṛṣṇa as his pramāṇa—his decisive measure for what is right—highlighting that ethical action in complex situations often depends on trustworthy wisdom and dharmic counsel rather than mere personal impulse.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa, declaring him the authority for all his undertakings. Immediately after, Bhīma—described as eloquent—responds, indicating a shift from Yudhiṣṭhira’s deference to counsel toward Bhīma’s forthcoming statement in the ongoing courtly/political exchange.