Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 15
शयानं वीरशयने ददर्श नृपतिस्तत: । ततो रथादवातीर्य भ्रातृभि: सह धर्मराट्,धर्मराज राजा युधिष्ठिर दूरसे ही बाणशय्यापर सोये हुए भीष्मजीको देखकर भाइयोंसहित रथसे उतर पड़े
śayānaṃ vīraśayane dadarśa nṛpatis tataḥ | tato rathād avātīrya bhrātṛbhiḥ saha dharmarāṭ dharmarājo rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Entonces el rey vio a Bhīṣma tendido sobre el lecho del héroe, el lecho de flechas. En seguida el rey Yudhiṣṭhira—soberano de Dharma, gobernante justo—descendió de su carro junto con sus hermanos y se acercó al venerable anciano con reverencia, aun en medio de las secuelas de la guerra.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharmic kingship and humility: even as victor, Yudhiṣṭhira approaches the elder Bhīṣma with respect, signaling that moral authority and instruction (dharma) are to be sought from the wise, especially after the devastation of war.
Yudhiṣṭhira sees Bhīṣma lying on the vīraśayana (the bed of arrows). He then descends from his chariot along with his brothers to go near Bhīṣma, setting the stage for Bhīṣma’s teachings on dharma and righteous conduct.