Shloka 32
ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्
Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief
सो<ब्रवीन्मातरं धीमान् वेपमानां कृताञज्जलि:
so 'bravīn mātaraṃ dhīmān vepamānāṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ
With palms joined in reverence, the wise Yudhiṣṭhira addressed his mother, who was trembling—an image of filial duty and moral restraint amid grief and the burdens of dharma.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in crisis and sorrow, dharma is upheld through humility and respect: Yudhiṣṭhira approaches his mother with folded hands, modeling ethical speech and filial reverence rather than anger or impulsiveness.
Yudhiṣṭhira, described as wise, speaks to his mother who is trembling; his joined palms indicate a respectful, supplicatory address, setting a tone of moral seriousness and emotional gravity at the start of the Śānti Parva discourse.