Shloka 11
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
वसिष्ठ उवाच यदेतदुक्तं भवता वेदशास्त्रनिदर्शनम् एवमेतद् यथा चैततन्निगृह्लाति तथा भवान्,वसिष्ठजीने कहा--राजन्! तुमने वेद और शास्त्रोंके दृष्टान्त देकर यह जो कुछ कहा है, वह ठीक है। तुम जैसा समझते हो, वैसी ही बात है
Vasiṣṭha uvāca: yad etad uktaṃ bhavatā vedaśāstra-nidarśanam; evam etad yathā caitat tan nigṛhṇāti tathā bhavān.
Vasiṣṭha said: “O King, what you have stated—supported by illustrations from the Vedas and the śāstras—is indeed correct. Matters stand exactly as you understand them; and just as this principle restrains (and governs) the mind and conduct, so do you restrain it as well.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Scriptural reasoning (Veda and śāstra) is affirmed as valid guidance, and the ethical emphasis is on nigraha—restraint or self-control—as a hallmark of right understanding and disciplined conduct, especially for a ruler.
Vasiṣṭha responds to a king, endorsing the king’s prior statement that was supported with Vedic and śāstric examples, and he praises the king’s capacity to apply that understanding through restraint and governance.