Shloka 11
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
वसिष्ठ उवाच यदेतदुक्तं भवता वेदशास्त्रनिदर्शनम् एवमेतद् यथा चैततन्निगृह्लाति तथा भवान्
Vasiṣṭha uvāca: yad etad uktaṃ bhavatā vedaśāstra-nidarśanam; evam etad yathā caitat tan nigṛhṇāti tathā bhavān.
قال فَسِشْطَه: «أيها الملك، إنَّ ما ذكرته، مؤيَّدًا بأمثلةٍ من الويد والشاسترا، لَحقٌّ لا ريب فيه. فالأمورُ على ما تفهمه تمامًا؛ وكما أنَّ هذا المبدأ يكبحُ (ويُدبِّر) العقلَ والسلوك، كذلك أنتَ تكبحه أيضًا.»
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Scriptural reasoning (Veda and śāstra) is affirmed as valid guidance, and the ethical emphasis is on nigraha—restraint or self-control—as a hallmark of right understanding and disciplined conduct, especially for a ruler.
Vasiṣṭha responds to a king, endorsing the king’s prior statement that was supported with Vedic and śāstric examples, and he praises the king’s capacity to apply that understanding through restraint and governance.