Shloka 49
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
स राजन् मानसं दुःखमपनीय युधिषछ्िरात्
sa rājan mānasaṃ duḥkham apanīya yudhiṣṭhirāt
Vaiśampāyana sprach: O König, nachdem er Yudhiṣṭhira den Kummer aus dem Geist genommen hatte, (ging der Lauf der Ereignisse weiter). Diese Zeile hebt die ethische Aufgabe hervor, einen rechtschaffenen Herrscher zu trösten: Sein Gram muss gefestigt und besänftigt werden, damit das Dharma gewahrt bleibt, selbst im Alter und in der Entsagung.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is sustained not only by action but by inner steadiness; dispelling mental grief in a righteous leader is an ethical act that restores clarity, restraint, and right judgment.
The narrator reports that someone (contextually, a consoling elder/guide) has alleviated Yudhiṣṭhira’s inner sorrow, preparing him to proceed with the next stage of events in the Āśramavāsika narrative.