Shloka 43
Śānti-parva 168: Śoka-nivṛtti-buddhi (The Cognition that Reduces Grief) and Piṅgalā’s Nairāśya
युधिछिर उवाच निःसंशयं निश्चितधर्मशास्त्रा: सर्वे भवन्तो विदितप्रमाणा: । विज्ञातुकामस्य ममेह वाक्य- मुक्त यद्धै नैष्ठिकं तच्छुतं मे । इदं त्ववश्यं गदतो ममापि वाक््यं निबोधध्वमनन्यभावा:
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca—niḥsaṁśayaṁ niścita-dharmaśāstrāḥ sarve bhavanto vidita-pramāṇāḥ | vijñātukāmasya mameha vākyaṁ yuktā yad dhai naiṣṭhikaṁ tac chrutaṁ me | idaṁ tv avaśyaṁ gadato mamāpi vākyaṁ nibodhadhvam ananya-bhāvāḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira dijo: “Hermanos, sin duda todos vosotros habéis llegado a conclusiones firmes tras examinar las enseñanzas de los Dharmaśāstras, y conocéis bien los medios de prueba autorizados. Como deseaba conocer vuestras opiniones, he escuchado atentamente las doctrinas asentadas que cada uno ha expuesto aquí. Ahora, escuchad también—con atención indivisa—lo que yo estoy a punto de decir.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical inquiry should be grounded in śāstra and pramāṇa, but it also requires disciplined dialogue: hearing others’ settled views carefully and then presenting one’s own position with clarity, asking the audience for single-minded attention.
In the Śānti Parva’s reflective setting, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses respected interlocutors who have offered their conclusions on dharma. He acknowledges their learning and the validity of their reasoning, states that he has listened, and now requests that they listen attentively as he presents his own view.