Shloka 163
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
प्रोवाच मध्ये विप्राणामिदं सम्पूजयन् मुनि: । तब मुनिवर द्वैपायनकृष्णने पुनः ब्राह्मणोंके बीचमें युधिष्ठिरकी प्रशंसा करते हुए कहा --
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
provāca madhye viprāṇām idaṃ sampūjayan muniḥ | tataḥ munivaraḥ dvaipāyana-kṛṣṇaḥ punaḥ brāhmaṇānāṃ madhye yudhiṣṭhirasya praśaṃsāṃ kurvan uvāca ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Während er die Brāhmaṇas in ihrer Mitte ehrte, sprach der Weise diese Worte. Dann wandte sich der erhabenste der Weisen, Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), erneut an die Versammlung der Brāhmaṇas, pries Yudhiṣṭhira und bekräftigte so abermals die ethische Würde des Königs vor der gelehrten und heiligen Gemeinschaft.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that a ruler’s moral standing (dharma) is affirmed and strengthened when recognized by sages and Brahmins; public praise by authoritative seers functions as ethical validation of kingship and conduct.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that, in an assembly of Brahmins being duly honored, the sage Vyāsa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana) speaks again, explicitly praising Yudhiṣṭhira before the learned audience.