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Śānti-parva 168: Śoka-nivṛtti-buddhi (The Cognition that Reduces Grief) and Piṅgalā’s Nairāśya

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका ३ “लोक मिलाकर कुल ८९३ “लोक हैं) नम शा+ (0) आज अत+- सप्तषष्ट्यांधेकशततमो< ध्याय: धर्म, अर्थ और कामके विषयमें विदुर तथा पाण्डवोंके पृथक्‌-पृथक्‌ विचार तथा अन्तमें युधिष्ठिरका निर्णय वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्तवति भीष्मे तु तूष्णींभूते युधिष्ठिर: । पप्रच्छावसथं गत्वा भ्रातृन्‌ विदुरपठचमान्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! यह कहकर जब भीष्मजी चुप हो गये, तब राजा युधिष्ठिरने घर जाकर अपने चारों भाइयों तथा पाँचवें विदुरजीसे प्रश्न किया --

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: ity uktavati Bhīṣme tu tūṣṇīṁ-bhūte Yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | papracchāvasathaṁ gatvā bhrātṝn Vidura-pañcamān ||

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Als Bhīṣma seine Rede beendet hatte und verstummte, kehrte Yudhiṣṭhira in seine Wohnstatt zurück und befragte seine Brüder—wobei Vidura als der Fünfte unter ihnen war. Die Szene setzt nach Bhīṣmas Unterweisung eine nachdenkliche Zäsur: Yudhiṣṭhira sucht im eigenen Kreis Rat, um den rechten Weg in Fragen von dharma, artha und kāma zu klären.

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana
वैशम्पायनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैशम्पायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उक्तवतिwhen (he) had spoken
उक्तवति:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्तवत्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भीष्मेin/when Bhīṣma (was)
भीष्मे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तूष्णींभूतेhaving become silent
तूष्णींभूते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootतूष्णींभूत
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पप्रच्छasked
पप्रच्छ:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
अवसथम्the dwelling/house
अवसथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवसथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
भ्रातॄन्brothers
भ्रातॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
विदुरम्Vidura
विदुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पञ्चमम्as the fifth
पञ्चमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
J
Janamejaya
B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
V
Vidura
P
Pāṇḍava brothers (the four younger brothers implied)
A
avasatha (residence)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights a dharmic method of decision-making: after receiving authoritative instruction (Bhīṣma), a ruler like Yudhiṣṭhira still seeks deliberation and counsel from trusted elders and kin (including Vidura), indicating that ethical governance requires reflection, consultation, and clarity before action.

Bhīṣma has concluded a portion of his discourse and becomes silent. Yudhiṣṭhira returns to his residence and questions his brothers, counting Vidura as the fifth participant, setting up their separate viewpoints on dharma, artha, and kāma and leading toward Yudhiṣṭhira’s eventual decision.