युधिष्ठिर उवाच । कथं युद्धं समभवत्कथं चैवापवर्तत । जितं केनैव धर्मज्ञ तन्ममाचक्ष्व मारिष
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kathaṃ yuddhaṃ samabhavatkathaṃ caivāpavartata | jitaṃ kenaiva dharmajña tanmamācakṣva māriṣa
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : Comment la bataille s’éleva-t-elle, et comment prit-elle fin ? Par qui la victoire fut-elle remportée ? Ô connaisseur du dharma, vénérable seigneur, dis-le-moi.
Yudhiṣṭhira
Listener: Vyāsa
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, seated respectfully, questions Vyāsa with folded hands; the forest-hermitage setting frames the transition from battle description to detailed narration.
A dharmic seeker asks for clear causes and outcomes, valuing truth and moral understanding over mere spectacle.
No site is praised in this question-verse; it functions as a narrative transition within Dharmāraṇya.
None.