Shloka 2
अहिंसा-आत्मौपम्य-उपदेशः | Instruction on Ahiṃsā and Self-Comparison Ethics
वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! महाज्ञानी युधिष्ठिरने बाणशय्यापर सोये हुए कुरुकुलके वृद्ध पितामह भीष्मजीके निकट जाकर इस प्रकार प्रश्न किया ।।
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | aṅgānāṃ rūpa-saubhāgyaṃ priyaṃ caiva kathaṃ bhavet | dharmārtha-kāma-saṃyuktaḥ sukha-bhāgī kathaṃ bhavet ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「ジャナメージャヤよ。大いなる智を備えたユディシュティラは、矢の床に臥すクル族の老大父ビーシュマのもとへ赴き、かく問いかけた。」ユディシュティラは言った。「祖父よ。人は如何にして四肢に美と吉祥の艶を得るのでしょうか。如何にして人々に愛され、好まれる者となるのでしょうか。さらに、ダルマ・アルタ・カーマを具えた男は、如何にして真に幸福の分け前に与ることができるのでしょうか。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical inquiry: outer grace (rūpa-saubhāgya), social goodwill (priyam), and inner well-being (sukha) are to be understood as outcomes of a life harmonized with dharma, artha, and kāma—raising the question of what conduct and values make these aims legitimate and fruitful.
After the war, Yudhiṣṭhira approaches Bhīṣma lying on his bed of arrows and asks guidance. Here he begins by questioning how a person gains beauty, becomes liked by others, and enjoys happiness while living in alignment with dharma, prosperity, and desire.