Shloka 15
Bhāgīrathī-tīra-śauca, Kurukṣetra-gamana, and Śatayūpa-āśrama-dīkṣā (गङ्गातीरशौच–कुरुक्षेत्रगमन–शतयूपाश्रमदीक्षा)
क्व चासौ विदुरो राजन् नेमं पश्यामहे वयम् । सजञ्जय: कुशली चायं कच्चिन्नु तपसि स्थिर:,राजन! ये संजय तो कुशलपूर्वक स्थिरभावसे तपस्यामें लगे हुए हैं न? इस समय विदुरजी कहाँ हैं? इन्हें हमलोग नहीं देख पा रहे हैं
kva cāsau viduro rājan nainaṃ paśyāmahe vayam | sañjayaḥ kuśalī cāyaṃ kaccinnu tapasi sthiraḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: «O König, wo ist jener Vidura? Wir sehen ihn hier nicht. Und geht es Sañjaya gut—ist er wahrhaft standhaft und fest geworden in seinem Leben der Askese?»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dhārmic attentiveness after catastrophe: even amid political transition and grief, Yudhiṣṭhira’s first impulse is compassionate inquiry—seeking the welfare of Sañjaya and the presence of Vidura, and valuing steadiness in tapas as a marker of inner discipline.
In the Āśramavāsika context, the royal figures have moved toward forest-life and austerity. Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the king and asks why Vidura is not seen, and whether Sañjaya is safe and firmly established in ascetic practice.