Shloka 4
शान्ति पर्व (अध्याय 38): युधिष्ठिरस्य राजधर्म-जिज्ञासा तथा भीष्मोपसर्पण-प्रस्तावना | Shanti Parva Chapter 38: Yudhishthira’s Inquiry into Rajadharma and the Prelude to Approaching Bhishma
ता: शनैरिव सव्रीडं प्रशशंसुर्युधिष्ठिरम् । भीमसेनार्जुनौ चैव माद्रीपुत्रो च पाण्डवौ,वे नारियाँ लजाती हुई-सी धीरे-धीरे युधिष्ठिर, भीमसेन, अर्जुन तथा पाए्डुपुत्र माद्रीकुमार नकुल सहदेवकी प्रशंसा करने लगीं
tāḥ śanair iva savrīḍaṁ praśaśaṁsur yudhiṣṭhiram | bhīmasenārjunau caiva mādrīputro ca pāṇḍavau ||
ಆ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರು ಲಜ್ಜೆಯೊಡನೆ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರನನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿಸಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದರು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಭೀಮಸೇನನನ್ನೂ ಅರ್ಜುನನನ್ನೂ, ಮತ್ತು ಮಾದ್ರಿಪುತ್ರರಾದ ಪಾಂಡವರನ್ನೂ ಕೊಂಡಾಡಿದರು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical decorum in speech: praise is offered with restraint and modesty, suggesting that virtue and rightful conduct earn public esteem, and that even admiration should be expressed in a dignified manner.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a group of women, speaking gently and bashfully, begin to extol Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers—Bhīma, Arjuna, and the son of Mādrī—marking a moment of acknowledgment and approval within the unfolding Shānti-parvan context.