Shloka 50
Śānti-parva 168: Śoka-nivṛtti-buddhi (The Cognition that Reduces Grief) and Piṅgalā’s Nairāśya
सुचारुवर्णाक्षरचारु भूषितां मनोनुगां निर्धुतवाक्यकण्टकाम् । निशम्य तां पार्थिव पार्थभाषितां गिरं नरेन्द्रा: प्रशशंसुरेव ते,जनमेजय! युधिष्ठिरकी उस वाणीमें किसी प्रकारका दोष नहीं था। वह अत्यन्त सुन्दर स्वर और व्यज्जनके संनिवेशसे विभूषित तथा मनके अनुरूप थी, उसे सुनकर समस्त राजाओंने युधिष्ठिरकी भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा की
Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: sucāruvarṇākṣaracāru-bhūṣitāṃ manonugāṃ nirdhuta-vākyakaṇṭakām | niśamya tāṃ pārthiva pārtha-bhāṣitāṃ giraṃ narendrāḥ praśaśaṃsur eva te, Janamejaya ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: O Janamejaya, when the kings heard that speech spoken by Yudhiṣṭhira—adorned with beautifully arranged syllables and letters, flowing in harmony with the mind, and cleansed of any thorn-like harshness or fault in expression—they praised it greatly.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharmic speech is marked by clarity, beauty of expression, alignment with sincere intention, and the absence of verbal ‘thorns’—harshness, fault-finding, or injurious phrasing. Such disciplined speech naturally earns respect and acceptance among wise listeners.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates to King Janamejaya that after Yudhiṣṭhira spoke, the assembled rulers listened and, recognizing the faultless and gentle excellence of his words, praised him profusely.