Shloka 41
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा—व्यासोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and Vyāsa’s Counsel
एष चार्थों महाबाहो पूर्वमेव मया श्रुतः । कथितो धर्मराजस्य राजसूये क्रतूत्तमे,महाबाहो! यह बात मैंने बहुत पहले ही सुन रखी थी और क्रतुश्रेष्ठ राजसूयमें धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको बता भी दी थी
eṣa cārtho mahābāho pūrvam eva mayā śrutaḥ | kathito dharmarājasya rājasūye kratūttame ||
Vyāsa said: “O mighty-armed one, I had heard this very matter long ago, and I had also related it to Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) during the supreme sacrifice—the Rājasūya.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the weight of authoritative testimony: Vyāsa grounds the present discussion in prior hearing and earlier instruction given to Yudhiṣṭhira at a major royal rite, implying continuity of dharma-knowledge across time and contexts.
Vyāsa addresses a ‘mighty-armed’ listener and states that the point being discussed is not new—he had heard it earlier and had already conveyed it to Yudhiṣṭhira during the Rājasūya sacrifice, linking the current moment to an earlier episode.