Shloka 12
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Remorse and Vyāsa’s Teaching on Impermanence (Śoka-nivāraṇa)
यदैनं पतितं भूमावपश्यं रुधिरोक्षितम् । तदैवाविशददत्युग्रो ज्वरो मां मुनिसत्तम,मुनिश्रेष्ठ! जब मैंने पितामहको खूनसे लथपथ होकर पृथ्वीपर पड़ा देखा, उसी समय मुझपर अत्यन्त भयंकर शोक-ज्वरका आवेश हो गया
yadainaṁ patitaṁ bhūmāv apaśyaṁ rudhirokṣitam | tadaivāviśad atyugro jvaro māṁ munisattama ||
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युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a war undertaken under the banner of dharma leaves deep psychological and ethical wounds. Yudhiṣṭhira’s ‘fever’ of grief shows that righteousness is not merely victory or rule, but also the capacity to feel remorse, compassion, and the weight of harm done—especially when elders and revered figures suffer.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a sage and recalls the moment he saw the grandsire Bhīṣma lying on the ground, covered in blood. The sight immediately overwhelms him with an intense, fever-like anguish, setting the emotional background for the reflective, instruction-centered tone of the Śānti Parva.