Shloka 3
युयुत्सुं संजयं चैव तथैवान्यान् सभासद: । सर्वनामन्त्र्य गच्छामि द्रष्टास्मि पुनरेत्य व:,युधिष्ठिर बोले--मैं भरतवंशके समस्त गुरुजनोंसे वनमें जानेकी आज्ञा चाहता हूँ। बड़े-बूढ़े पितामह भीष्म, राजा सोमदत्त, महाराज बाह्लिक, गुरुवर द्रोण और कृपाचार्य, अश्वृत्थामा, अन्यान्य नृपतिगण, विदुर, राजा धृतराष्ट्र, उनके सभी पुत्र, युयुत्सु, संजय तथा दूसरे सब सदस्योंसे पूछकर सबकी आज्ञा लेकर वनमें जाता हूँ, फिर लौटकर आप लोगोंका दर्शन करूँगा
yuyutsuṁ sañjayaṁ caiva tathaivānyān sabhāsadaḥ | sarvān āmantrya gacchāmi draṣṭāsmi punar etya vaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Having respectfully taken leave of Yuyutsu, Sañjaya, and all the other members of the royal assembly, I shall depart. After returning again, I shall come to see you all.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even under injustice and loss, Yudhiṣṭhira maintains dharmic conduct—formally seeking leave and speaking with restraint—showing that ethical self-control and respect for social order are not abandoned in adversity.
After the disastrous events in the Kaurava court that lead to the Pāṇḍavas’ departure for the forest, Yudhiṣṭhira announces that he will take leave of Yuyutsu, Sañjaya, and the assembled courtiers, depart, and later return to meet them again.