Shloka 7
Chapter 26: Śoka-pratiṣedha, Hata-saṅkhyā, Gati-vibhāga, Pretakārya-ājñā
Restraint of Grief, Count of the Slain, Destinies, and Funerary Directives
धृतराष्ट्रस्तु राजर्षिनिंगृह्याबुद्धिजं तम: । पर्यपृच्छत धर्मज्ञो धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम्,उस समय धर्मज्ञ राजर्षि धृतराष्ट्रने अज्ञानसे उत्पन्न होनेवाले शोक और मोहको रोककर धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरसे पूछा--
dhṛtarāṣṭras tu rājarṣiṃ gṛhītvā buddhi-jaṃ tamaḥ | paryapṛcchat dharmajño dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Da bezwang Dhṛtarāṣṭra, der dharmakundige königliche Weise, die Finsternis von Gram und Verblendung, die aus verwirrter Einsicht entsprang, und befragte Yudhiṣṭhira, den dem Dharma ergebenen König.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in overwhelming sorrow, one should restrain delusion (tamas/moha) and turn toward dharma through sincere inquiry—seeking ethical clarity rather than being ruled by grief.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, mastering his grief-born confusion, approaches Yudhiṣṭhira and begins questioning him, setting up a dharma-centered dialogue in the aftermath of the war.