Shloka 273
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Remorse and Vyāsa’s Teaching on Impermanence (Śoka-nivāraṇa)
मैवमित्यब्रवीद् व्यासो निगृहाय मुनिसत्तम: । वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! अपने बन्धु-जनोंके शोकसे विह्बल होकर युधिष्ठिरको ऐसी बातें करते देख मुनिवर व्यासजीने उन्हें रोककर कहा--“नहीं, ऐसा नहीं हो सकता”
māivam ity abravīd vyāso nigṛhāya munisattamaḥ |
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «¡Oh Janamejaya! Al ver a Yudhiṣṭhira, abatido por el duelo por sus parientes, hablar de ese modo, el sabio Vyāsa—el mejor entre los ascetas—lo contuvo y dijo: “No; no puede ser así”.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in intense sorrow, one should not be carried away into harmful conclusions; a wise guide restrains grief-driven speech and redirects the mind toward dharma and steadiness.
After the war, Yudhiṣṭhira, shaken by grief for slain relatives, speaks despairingly; Vyāsa intervenes, checks him, and firmly rejects his line of thought—setting up further instruction in the Śānti discourse.