Shloka 10
Bhīmasya paruṣa-vākyaṃ
Bhīma’s Harsh Speech Heard by Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī
वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! वेदवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ
evam etan mahābāho yathā vadasi bhārata | rājāyaṁ vṛddhatāṁ prāptaḥ pramāṇe parame sthitaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「ジャナメージャヤよ。ユディシュティラがそのように述べると、ヴェーダを知る者のうち最勝にして、威猛かつ光輝ある大智のヴィヤーサが、諭すために再び答えた。『バーラタの強腕の裔よ、汝の言はまことにその通りだ。されど持国王ドリタラーシュトラは老い、いまや命の最後の尺度に立っている。』」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one’s judgment is correct, dharma requires sensitivity to time and condition: an aged person nearing life’s end should be treated with restraint, compassion, and appropriate counsel rather than harsh insistence.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Vyāsa responds to Yudhiṣṭhira’s statement, affirming it but adding a crucial consideration: Dhṛtarāṣṭra is now very old and at the final stage of life, shaping how Yudhiṣṭhira should proceed.