Shloka 29
राजधर्मस्य नवनीतम्—रक्षा, दण्ड, चार, उत्थान
Rājadharma’s ‘Essence’: Protection, Punishment, Intelligence, and Royal Diligence
तत्पश्चात् कुरुश्रेष्ठ युधिष्ठिरने मन-ही-मन दुखी हो दोनों नेत्रोंमें आँसू भरकर धीरेसे भीष्मजीके चरण छूए और कहा--'पितामह! इस समय भगवान् सूर्य अपनी किरणोंद्वारा पृथ्वीके रसका शोषण करके अस्ताचलको जा रहे हैं; इसलिये अब मैं कल आपसे अपना संदेह पूछूँगा' ।।
tataḥ paścāt kurūśreṣṭha yudhiṣṭhiro manasā manasi duḥkhī bhūtvā netrābhyāṃ aśrūṇi pūrayitvā śanaiḥ bhīṣmasya caraṇau spṛṣṭvā uvāca— “pitāmaha! asmin samaye bhagavān sūryaḥ sva-kiraṇaiḥ pṛthivyā rasoṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā astācalaṃ gacchati; tasmād adya na pṛcchāmi, śvaḥ tvāṃ mama saṃśayaṃ pṛcchāmi.” tato dvijātīn abhivādya keśavaḥ kṛpaś ca te caiva yudhiṣṭhirādayaḥ | pradakṣiṇīkṛtya mahānadīsutaṃ tato rathān āruruhur mudānvitāḥ ||
その後、クル族の最勝たるユディシュティラは、胸の内に悲しみを抱き、涙に満ちた両眼のまま、そっとビーマの足に触れて言った。「祖父よ、いま吉祥なる太陽は、その光で大地の潤いを吸い上げ、西の山へと沈みに向かっております。ゆえに、わが疑いは明日お尋ねいたします。」ついでケーシャヴァ（クリシュナ）、クリパ、ユディシュティラら一同は、二度生まれのバラモンたちに礼拝し、大河（ガンガー）の子ビーマを右繞して敬意を表し、心を鎮めて喜びつつ、それぞれの戦車に乗り込んだ。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dhārmic conduct around learning: reverence to elders and teachers, and sensitivity to proper time. Yudhiṣṭhira restrains his questioning at sunset—an inauspicious or unsuitable moment for extended instruction—and instead honors Bhīṣma, indicating that ethical inquiry should be pursued with humility, decorum, and attention to circumstance.
Yudhiṣṭhira, sorrowful, bows to Bhīṣma and postpones his question until the next day because the sun is setting. Then Kṛṣṇa, Kṛpa, and the Pāṇḍavas salute the Brahmins, circumambulate Bhīṣma (son of Gaṅgā), and return to their chariots.