Shloka 50
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद् वचन धर्म्यमनुमान्य गुणोत्तरम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca tasya tad vacanaṃ dharmyam anumānya guṇottaram
Vaiśampāyana dit : Approuvant ces paroles comme conformes au dharma et empreintes d’une vertu supérieure, (ils les acceptèrent et agirent en conséquence).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech aligned with dharma and enriched by good qualities deserves assent; ethical counsel is validated not merely by authority but by its righteousness and virtue.
The narrator indicates that a certain person’s statement is recognized as dharmic and of superior merit, and it is accepted/endorsed, marking a transition from counsel to action in the episode.