Shloka 1

Bhīmasya paruṣa-vākyaṃ

Bhīma’s Harsh Speech Heard by Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī

Devanagari script

2 7 जा चतुथों5 ध्याय: व्यासजीके 2230 अप कक धृतराष्ट्रको वनमें जानेके अनुमति देना व्यास उवाच युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो यथाह कुरुनन्दन: । धृतराष्ट्रो महातेजास्तत्‌ कुरुष्वाविचारयन्‌

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho yathāha kurunandanaḥ | dhṛtarāṣṭro mahātejās tat kuruṣv avicārayan ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: “O mighty-armed Yudhiṣṭhira, do exactly as the delight of the Kuru line (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) has spoken. That radiant elder Dhṛtarāṣṭra—fulfil his request without hesitation or second-guessing.”

Word by Word

• {'vyāsa uvāca': 'Vyāsa said', 'yudhiṣṭhira': 'Yudhiṣṭhira (eldest Pāṇḍava, king)', 'mahābāho': 'mighty-armed

• a heroic epithet', 'yathāha': 'as he has said

• according to his words', 'kurunandanaḥ': 'delight of the Kurus

• an honorific (here referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)', 'dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ': 'Dhṛtarāṣṭra (blind Kuru elder, father of the Kauravas)', 'mahātejāḥ': 'of great splendor/energy

• highly dignified', 'tat': 'that

• his request/that matter', 'kuruṣva': 'do (it)

• carry it out', 'avicārayan': 'without deliberation

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kuru lineage (Kuru-kula)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honor the rightful wish of an elder—especially one seeking withdrawal from worldly life—by acting promptly and without needless suspicion; dharma here emphasizes respect, restraint, and facilitating renunciation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa instructs King Yudhiṣṭhira to grant and carry out Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s expressed decision (to go to the forest/enter a renunciant stage) exactly as stated, without delay or overthinking.