Shloka 7
Śikhaṇḍinī’s Disclosure, Drupada’s Counsel, and the Petition to Yakṣa Sthūṇākarṇa
Udyoga Parva 192
एतदिच्छाम्यहं ज्ञातुं परं कौतूहलं हि मे । ह्ृदि नित्यं महाबाहो वक्तुमहसि तन््मम,“महाबाहो! मैं यह जानना चाहता हूँ, इसके लिये मेरे हृदयमें सदा अत्यन्त कौतूहल बना रहता है। आप मुझे यह बतानेकी कृपा करें”
etad icchāmy ahaṃ jñātuṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me | hṛdi nityaṃ mahābāho vaktum arhasi tan mama ||
Sañjaya sprach: «Ich wünsche dies zu wissen; denn eine tiefe Neugier wohnt beständig in meinem Herzen. O du Mächtigarmige, du sollst es mir sagen.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical value of sincere inquiry: a listener openly admits sustained inner curiosity and requests truthful explanation from a respected speaker, modeling humility and the pursuit of clarity before action or judgment.
Sanjaya, in the course of recounting events in the Udyoga Parva, expresses strong and persistent curiosity about a particular matter and urges the addressed ‘mighty-armed’ person to explain it, functioning as a prompt that advances the dialogue and exposition.