Shloka 19
अश्वमेध-उपदेशः तथा मरुत्त-यज्ञ-धन-प्रसङ्गः
Counsel on Aśvamedha and the Marutta-treasure episode
एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन कृष्णद्वैपायनस्तदा । मुहूर्तमनुसंचिन्त्य धर्मराजानमब्रवीत्,कुन्तीकुमार युधिष्ठिरके इस प्रकार कहनेपर श्रीकृष्णद्वैपायन व्यासने दो घड़ीतक सोच-विचारकर धर्मराजसे कहा--
evam uktas tu pārthena kṛṣṇadvaipāyanas tadā | muhūrtam anusañcintya dharmarājānam abravīt ||
पार्थ के इस प्रकार कहने पर श्रीकृष्णद्वैपायन व्यास कुछ क्षण तक विचार में मग्न रहे; फिर धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर से बोले।
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical discipline of pausing to reflect before advising or deciding. Vyāsa’s brief contemplation models dharmic counsel: speech should arise from considered judgment, not haste.
After Arjuna addresses Vyāsa, Vyāsa takes a moment to think and then begins speaking to Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja). The scene sets up a serious instruction or guidance to the king.