Shloka 99
ततो बालेन तेनैवमुक्तस्थासीत् तदा मम । निर्वेदो जीविते दीर्घे मनुष्यत्वे च भारत,उस बालकके ऐसा कहनेपर उस समय मुझे अपने दीर्घ-जीवन और मानव-शरीरपर बड़ा खेद और वैराग्य हुआ
tato bālena tenaivam uktasthāsīt tadā mama | nirvedo jīvite dīrghe manuṣyatve ca bhārata ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Then, when that boy spoke to me in this way, at that moment a deep dispassion arose in me—an intense weariness toward long life and even toward the very condition of being human, O Bhārata.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A brief encounter and a child’s words can awaken nirveda—clear-eyed disillusionment with mere longevity and worldly identity—prompting ethical self-examination and a turn toward higher values beyond bodily life.
The narrator (Vaiśaṃpāyana) reports that after being addressed by a boy, he immediately felt strong weariness toward prolonged life and even toward the state of being human, signaling a shift into detachment and reflective renunciation.