Shloka 36
अध्याय २९ — वासुदेव–संजय संवादः
Karma, Varṇa-Dharma, and the Ethics of Governance
या नः स्नुषा: संजय वेत्थ तत्र प्राप्ता: कुलेभ्यश्व गुणोपपन्ना: । प्रजावत्यो ब्रूहि समेत्य ताश्न युधिष्ठिरो वो$भ्यवदत् प्रसन्न:
yā naḥ snuṣāḥ sañjaya vettha tatra prāptāḥ kulebhyaś ca guṇopapannāḥ | prajāvatyo brūhi sametya tāś ca yudhiṣṭhiro vo 'bhyavadat prasannaḥ ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「サンジャヤよ、そこにいる我らの嫁たちのことも、そなたは知っている—高貴な家から来て、すぐれた徳を備え、子を持つ者たちだ。彼女らのもとへ赴き、会って、この言葉を伝えよ。『ユディシュティラは、静かで慈しみ深い心をもって、あなたがたの安否をお尋ねになっている』と。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political crisis, Yudhiṣṭhira upholds dharma through respectful speech and familial responsibility—ensuring that women of the household are acknowledged, greeted, and reassured. The verse highlights ethical kingship expressed as courtesy, care, and social propriety.
Yudhiṣṭhira instructs Sañjaya to go and meet the Pandavas’ daughters-in-law—women from noble lineages, virtuous and with children—and to convey Yudhiṣṭhira’s gracious inquiry about their welfare, maintaining bonds and decorum during the tense pre-war period.