Shloka 112
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
पश्यतेमं सुविपुलं तपसा तस्य धीमत: । कथमेवंविध॑ स्याद् वै पार्श्रमन्न्यदिति द्विजा:,उन बुद्धिमान ब्राह्मणकी तपस्यासे मुझे जो यह महान् फल प्राप्त हुआ है, इसे आपलोग अपनी आँखों देख लीजिये। ब्राह्मणो! अब मैं इस चिन्तामें पड़ा कि मेरे शरीरका दूसरा पार्श्व भी कैसे ऐसा ही हो सकता है?
paśyatemaṃ suvipulaṃ tapasā tasya dhīmataḥ | katham evaṃvidhaḥ syād vai pārśvam anyad iti dvijāḥ ||
「その賢者の苦行（tapas）によって得られた、この大いなる果報を、汝ら自身の目で見よ。おお二生者（dvija）よ、いま我が胸を悩ますのは、わが身のもう一方の側も、いかにして同じようになり得るか、ということだ。」
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights faith in tapas (austerity) as a force that yields tangible results (phala). It also suggests an ethical impulse toward completeness and self-improvement—having witnessed a remarkable benefit, the speaker seeks a balanced, fully realized transformation rather than partial attainment.
Addressing Brahmins, the speaker points to a striking, visible outcome produced by a wise person’s austerity and invites them to witness it. He then expresses concern and curiosity about how the other side of his body might likewise attain the same condition, implying a partial transformation or blessing that he wishes to make whole.