Shloka 38
Bhīṣma on the Śara-Śayyā: Yudhiṣṭhira and Kṛṣṇa Approach the Eldest for Śānti
स पाण्डवेयस्य मन:समुत्थितं नरेन्द्र शोक॑ व्यपकर्ष मेधया । भवद्विधा हुत्तमबुद्धिविस्तरा विमुह्यमानस्य नरस्य शान्तये
sa pāṇḍaveyasya manaḥ-samutthitaṃ narendra śokaṃ vyapakarṣa medhayā | bhavad-vidhā hy uttama-buddhi-vistarā vimuhyamānasya narasya śāntaye ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「王よ、パンḍुの子ユディシュティラの胸に押し寄せた悲嘆を、あなたの明察の智慧によって払い去りなさい。あなたのように、知性が広く卓越した人こそが、迷妄に惑う者の悲しみと内なる灼熱を取り除き、安らぎへと立ち返らせることができるのだ。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief born of inner turmoil and delusion is not ended by force but by medhā—clear, discerning wisdom—offered through compassionate counsel. Those with mature understanding have a duty to steady the bewildered and lead them back to śānti (peace).
Vaiśampāyana frames the scene of instruction: Yudhiṣṭhira is overwhelmed by sorrow, and the king being addressed is urged to use his superior intellect to remove that grief and pacify him—setting the tone for the Shānti Parva’s extended ethical and philosophical counsel after the war.