Shloka 2
यदा वर्षसहस्रायुसतदा भवति मानव: । कथमप्राप्तकौमार: सृंजयस्य सुतो मृत:,जब उस समय मनुष्यकी एक हजार वर्षकी आयु होती थी, तब सूंजयका पुत्र कुमारावस्था आनेसे पहले ही क्यों मर गया?
yadā varṣasahasrāyus tadā bhavati mānavaḥ | katham aprāptakaumāraḥ sṛñjayasya suto mṛtaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Pada masa purba ketika usia manusia dikatakan mencapai seribu tahun, bagaimana putra Sṛñjaya bisa wafat bahkan sebelum mencapai masa kanak-kanak? Sebab apa yang membuat kematian datang begitu dini meski umur begitu panjang?”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharmic inquiry into the apparent contradiction between a proclaimed long human lifespan and the reality of untimely death, pointing toward deeper causes such as karma, destiny, and the limits of general rules when individual circumstances intervene.
Yudhiṣṭhira questions the tradition that humans once lived for a thousand years and asks how Sṛñjaya’s son could nevertheless die before reaching boyhood, prompting an explanation about the causes of premature death.