Shloka 7
मायासभायां दुर्योधनस्य अवमान-प्रसङ्गः
Duryodhana’s Humiliation in the Hall of Māyā
येनेदमीरितं वाक््यं ममैतं तनयं प्रति । प्राउजलिस्तं नमस्यामि ब्रवीतु स पुनर्वच:
yenedam īritaṁ vākyaṁ mamaitaṁ tanayaṁ prati | prāñjalistaṁ namasyāmi bravītu sa punar vacaḥ |
Siapa pun yang telah mengucapkan kata-kata ini tentang putraku, kepadanya aku bersujud dengan kedua tangan terkatup. Entah ia dewa atau makhluk lainnya—hendaklah ia berbicara lagi dan menjawab pertanyaanku. Aku ingin mendengar kebenaran: siapa yang akan menjadi sebab kematian putraku?
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence toward truthful speech and the ethical demand to seek clarity about grave matters. Even a powerful figure approaches knowledge with humility (joined palms) and insists on hearing the truth rather than relying on rumor or partial information.
Bhishma responds to a prior utterance about his son. He respectfully calls upon the speaker—whether divine or otherwise—to repeat the statement and explicitly answer who will be the instrumental cause (nimitta) of the son’s death.