Shloka 16
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproof and Vow-Logic: On Dice-Deception, Exile Terms, and the Governance of Anger
Adhyāya 35
प्रियमेव तु सर्वेषां यद् ब्रवीम्युत किंचन । सर्वे हि व्यसन प्राप्ता: सर्वे युद्धाभिनन्दिन:,मैं जो कुछ कहता हूँ, वह सबको प्रिय है। हम सब लोग संकटमें पड़े हैं और सभी युद्धका अभिनन्दन करते हैं
priyam eva tu sarveṣāṁ yad bravīmy uta kiñcana | sarve hi vyasana-prāptāḥ sarve yuddhābhinandinaḥ ||
Bhīmasena said: “Whatever little I say is meant to be agreeable to everyone. For we are all overtaken by calamity, and all of us welcome the prospect of battle.”
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a time of shared adversity, Bhīma frames his counsel as aligned with the group’s disposition: when all are afflicted and inclined toward decisive action, he argues for a response consistent with their warrior resolve.
Bhīmasena is speaking to his companions during a period of hardship, emphasizing that everyone is already in distress and that they are collectively disposed to endorse battle—setting the tone for a forceful, action-oriented proposal.