Shloka 49
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
स राजन् मानसं दुःखमपनीय युधिषछ्िरात्
sa rājan mānasaṃ duḥkham apanīya yudhiṣṭhirāt
Vaiśampāyana said: O King, having removed the mental sorrow from Yudhiṣṭhira, (he proceeded further in the course of events). The line highlights the ethical work of consoling a righteous ruler whose grief must be steadied so that dharma may be upheld even in old age and renunciation.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is sustained not only by action but by inner steadiness; dispelling mental grief in a righteous leader is an ethical act that restores clarity, restraint, and right judgment.
The narrator reports that someone (contextually, a consoling elder/guide) has alleviated Yudhiṣṭhira’s inner sorrow, preparing him to proceed with the next stage of events in the Āśramavāsika narrative.