Shloka 49
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
स राजन् मानसं दुःखमपनीय युधिषछ्िरात्
sa rājan mānasaṃ duḥkham apanīya yudhiṣṭhirāt
Vaiśampāyana dit : Ô roi, ayant dissipé la douleur qui pesait dans l’esprit de Yudhiṣṭhira, (le cours des événements se poursuivit). Ce vers met en lumière l’œuvre éthique de la consolation d’un souverain juste : il faut affermir et apaiser son chagrin afin que le dharma demeure, jusque dans la vieillesse et le renoncement.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is sustained not only by action but by inner steadiness; dispelling mental grief in a righteous leader is an ethical act that restores clarity, restraint, and right judgment.
The narrator reports that someone (contextually, a consoling elder/guide) has alleviated Yudhiṣṭhira’s inner sorrow, preparing him to proceed with the next stage of events in the Āśramavāsika narrative.