Shloka 22
तथा धौम्येन धर्मज्ञो वाक्यै: सम्परितोषित: । शास्त्रबुद्धया स्वबुद्धया च न चचाल युधिछिर:
tathā dhaumyena dharmajño vākyaiḥ samparitoṣitaḥ | śāstrabuddhyā svabuddhyā ca na cacāla yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
Ainsi, lorsque le sage Dhaumya, par des paroles bien pesées, apaisa Yudhiṣṭhira, connaisseur du dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira ne dévia pas du dharma : il s’appuyait à la fois sur le discernement enraciné dans les śāstra et sur la fermeté de sa propre intelligence.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True steadiness in dharma arises from a harmony of śāstra-guided discernment (śāstrabuddhi) and one’s own clear reasoning (svabuddhi); wise counsel can restore composure without displacing personal moral responsibility.
Vaiśampāyana reports that the sage Dhaumya speaks to Yudhiṣṭhira with sound, reasoned words, satisfying and steadying him; as a result, Yudhiṣṭhira does not deviate from dharma.