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शान्ति पर्व (अध्याय 38): युधिष्ठिरस्य राजधर्म-जिज्ञासा तथा भीष्मोपसर्पण-प्रस्तावना | Shanti Parva Chapter 38: Yudhishthira’s Inquiry into Rajadharma and the Prelude to Approaching Bhishma
ता: शनैरिव सव्रीडं प्रशशंसुर्युधिष्ठिरम् । भीमसेनार्जुनौ चैव माद्रीपुत्रो च पाण्डवौ
tāḥ śanair iva savrīḍaṁ praśaśaṁsur yudhiṣṭhiram | bhīmasenārjunau caiva mādrīputro ca pāṇḍavau ||
वे नारियाँ मानो लज्जा से झुकती हुई धीरे-धीरे युधिष्ठिर की, तथा भीमसेन और अर्जुन की, और माद्री के पुत्र पाण्डवों की भी प्रशंसा करने लगीं।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical decorum in speech: praise is offered with restraint and modesty, suggesting that virtue and rightful conduct earn public esteem, and that even admiration should be expressed in a dignified manner.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a group of women, speaking gently and bashfully, begin to extol Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers—Bhīma, Arjuna, and the son of Mādrī—marking a moment of acknowledgment and approval within the unfolding Shānti-parvan context.