Shloka 22
धृतराष्ट्रस्य उपालम्भः तथा पाण्डव-समाश्वासनम् | Dhṛtarāṣṭra Reproved and the Pāṇḍavas Consoled
त॑ विदित्वा गतक्रोधं भीमसेनवधार्दितम् । वासुदेवो वर: पुंसामिदं वचनमत्रवीत्
taṁ viditvā gatakrodhaṁ bhīmasenavadhārditam | vāsudevo varaḥ puṁsām idaṁ vacanam abravīt ||
彼を見て――怒りはすでに尽きたが、なおビーマセーナの死に打ち震えているのを見て――人中第一のヴァースデーヴァは、次の言葉を発した。物語はここで、憤怒に代わって悲嘆と暴力の余震が満ちる一瞬を据え、戦の荒廃の中における自制と正しい行いへの訓戒へと道を開く。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral transition: anger subsides, but the deeper wound of loss remains. It sets up Vāsudeva’s role as a guide, implying that in the aftermath of violence, wise counsel and self-restraint are needed to prevent further harm and to face grief with steadiness.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Vāsudeva observes someone whose rage has cooled but who is still distressed due to Bhīmasena’s killing. In response, Vāsudeva begins to speak, introducing a forthcoming passage of advice within the sorrowful context of the Strī Parva.