Shloka 17
Bhīmasya paruṣa-vākyaṃ
Bhīma’s Harsh Speech Heard by Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī
अनुजानीहि पितरं समयो<5स्य तपोविधौ । न मन्युर्विद्यते चास्य सुसूक्ष्मोडपि युधिष्ठिर,“अतः तुम अपने पिताको वनमें जानेकी अनुमति दे दो; क्योंकि अब इनके तप करनेका समय आया है। युधिष्ठिर! इनके मनमें तुम्हारे ऊपर अणुमात्र भी रोष नही है!
anujānīhi pitaraṃ samayo 'sya tapovidhau | na manyur vidyate cāsya susūkṣmo 'pi yudhiṣṭhira ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「ゆえに、父に森へ赴く許しを与えよ。いまこそ彼が苦行の規律を修め、隠遁の道に入るべき時である。おおユディシュティラよ、彼の心には汝に対する怨みは、微塵ほども存在しない。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should honor the dharmic transition of elders into vānaprastha/ascetic discipline when the time is ripe, and should not act from suspicion; the verse emphasizes reconciliation and the ethical power of letting go of resentment.
Vaiśampāyana urges Yudhiṣṭhira to allow his father (implicitly Dhṛtarāṣṭra) to go to the forest for tapas, assuring him that the elder bears no anger toward Yudhiṣṭhira even in the slightest degree.