Shloka 10
Bhīmasya paruṣa-vākyaṃ
Bhīma’s Harsh Speech Heard by Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī
वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! वेदवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ
evam etan mahābāho yathā vadasi bhārata | rājāyaṁ vṛddhatāṁ prāptaḥ pramāṇe parame sthitaḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «¡Oh Janamejaya! Cuando Yudhiṣṭhira habló así, Vyāsa—poderoso, resplandeciente y supremamente sabio, el primero entre los conocedores del Veda—respondió de nuevo para aconsejarle: “Oh, fuerte brazo, vástago de Bharata, lo que dices es ciertamente así. Sin embargo, el rey Dhṛtarāṣṭra ha envejecido y ahora se halla en la última medida de la vida.”»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one’s judgment is correct, dharma requires sensitivity to time and condition: an aged person nearing life’s end should be treated with restraint, compassion, and appropriate counsel rather than harsh insistence.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Vyāsa responds to Yudhiṣṭhira’s statement, affirming it but adding a crucial consideration: Dhṛtarāṣṭra is now very old and at the final stage of life, shaping how Yudhiṣṭhira should proceed.