Shloka 2
Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)
अनुरुध्य महा प्राज्ञो क्षातुश्चित्तमरिंदम । व्यूढोरस्को महाबाहुस्ताम्रास्यो मितभाषिता
anurudhya mahāprājñaḥ kṣātuś cittam ariṃdama | vyūḍhorasko mahābāhus tāmrāsyo mitabhāṣitā ||
শত্রুদমন জনমেজয়! মহাপ্ৰাজ্ঞ নকুলে ভ্ৰাতাৰ মনোভাৱ অনুসৰি সংযত বাক্যে ক’লে। সি আছিল বিশালবক্ষ, মহাবাহু, তাম্ৰবৰ্ণ মুখবিশিষ্ট আৰু মিতভাষী।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical speech and disciplined counsel: wisdom is shown not only by strength or status but by restraint (mitabhāṣitā) and by aligning one’s words with righteous intent rather than impulse.
Vaiśampāyana describes Nakula’s demeanor and readiness to speak: he follows his brother’s intention, and—broad-chested, strong-armed, and measured in speech—he begins to address the situation before the king (Janamejaya).