Shloka 15
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
ततः कथान्ते व्यासस्तं प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमी श्वरम् । प्रोवाच वदतां श्रेष्ठ; पुनरेव स तद् वच:
tataḥ kathānte vyāsas taṃ prajñācakṣuṣam īśvaram | provāca vadatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ punar eva sa tad vacaḥ ||
Entonces, cuando el relato llegó a su término, Vyāsa —el más excelso entre los oradores— se dirigió a aquel señor que ve con el ojo de la sabiduría, y una vez más le dijo estas palabras.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical authority of wise speech: Vyāsa, exemplary among speakers, addresses a ruler/leader characterized by insight (‘seeing with wisdom’), implying that true guidance and governance should be grounded in prajñā (discriminative understanding) and attentive listening to dharmic counsel.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that as a section of the story concludes, Vyāsa turns to a prominent ‘lord’ described as possessing the eye of wisdom and speaks to him again, signaling a renewed instruction or continuation of counsel after a narrative pause.