Shloka 42
क्षिप्रमेव महाभाग गान्धारीं प्रशमिष्यसि । पितामहश्न भगवान् व्यासस्तत्र भविष्यति
kṣipram eva mahābhāga gāndhārīṃ praśamiṣyasi | pitāmahaś ca bhagavān vyāsas tatra bhaviṣyati ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O noble one, you will soon be able to soothe and console Gāndhārī. And the revered grandsire, the blessed sage Vyāsa, will also be present there.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after victory, dharma requires compassion toward the defeated and the bereaved. The verse highlights the ethical duty to calm anger and grief through respectful consolation, supported by the presence of wise elders like Vyāsa.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a noble person (likely a close elder or ally) and expresses confidence that Gāndhārī—overwhelmed by sorrow and potential wrath after the war—will soon be pacified, and that the sage Vyāsa will be present to guide and steady the situation.