Shloka 49
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm
एवं बहुविधं राजा विममर्श युधिष्ठिर: । दुःखशोकसमाविष्टश्विन्ताव्याकुलितेन्द्रिय:
evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ rājā vimamarśa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | duḥkhaśokasamāviṣṭaś cintāvyākulitendriyaḥ ||
Ainsi le roi Yudhiṣṭhira se mit à réfléchir de mille façons. Accablé de peine et de chagrin, tous ses sens étaient bouleversés par l’inquiétude.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-psychological truth that even a righteous king, committed to dharma, can be shaken by sorrow; moral clarity often requires sustained reflection when the senses are disturbed by grief and anxiety.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira is deeply distressed and repeatedly deliberating, his mind and senses unsettled by grief and worry—setting the tone for the concluding movement of the Svargārohaṇa narrative.