Shloka 1
भীমेन युधिष्ठिरस्य त्यागवृत्तेः प्रतिषेधः
Bhīma’s Rebuttal of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Renunciatory Inclination
दशमो< ध्याय: भीमसेनका राजाके लिये संन्यासका विरोध करते हुए अपने कर्तव्यके ही पालनपर जोर देना भीम उवाच श्रोत्रियस्थेव ते राजन् मन्दकस्याविपक्चित: । अनुवाकहता बुद्धिर्नैषा तत्त्वार्थदर्शिनी
bhīma uvāca | śrotriyasyeva te rājan mandakasya avipakvitaḥ | anuvākahatā buddhir naiṣā tattvārthadarśinī ||
ಭೀಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ರಾಜನೇ! ಮಂದಬುದ್ಧಿಯೂ ಅಪಕ್ವನಾದ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಿಯನ ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಕೇವಲ ಮಂತ್ರಪಠಣದಿಂದಲೇ ಮರುಳಾಗುವಂತೆ, ನಿನ್ನ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯೂ ಪದಗಳಿಂದ ಮಣಿದುಹೋಗಿದೆ; ಇದು ತತ್ತ್ವಾರ್ಥದರ್ಶಿನಿಯಲ್ಲ.
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīma warns that wisdom is not produced by words, recitation, or pious-sounding arguments alone; true dharma requires mature discernment of the real meaning (tattva-artha) and steadfast performance of one’s rightful duty, especially for a king.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīma addresses a king who is inclined toward renunciation; Bhīma rebukes him, saying his intellect is being carried away by mere verbal formulations rather than genuine insight, and urges adherence to the kingly responsibilities instead of premature saṃnyāsa.