Shloka 23
निबोधत यथावृत्तमुच्यमानं मयानघा: । राजवृत्तेन सम्पन्न: प्रज्मयाभिजनेन च
nibodhata yathāvṛttam ucyamānaṃ mayānaghāḥ | rājavṛttena sampannaḥ prajñayābhijanena ca ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ຜູ້ບໍ່ມີບາບທັງຫຼາຍ, ຈົ່ງຟັງໃຫ້ດີ ຄວາມເປັນຈິງຕາມທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະເລົ່າ. ພີສະມະ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍຈັນຍາບັນແຫ່ງກະສັດ ແລະວິໄນ; ທ່ານຍັງໂດດເດັ່ນດ້ວຍປັນຍາ ແລະຊາດຕະກູນອັນສູງສົ່ງ.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Bhīṣma as an exemplar of dharma through rājavṛtta (royal ethical discipline), prajñā (wisdom), and abhijana (noble lineage), implying that true greatness is measured by conduct and discernment, not merely status.
Vaiśampāyana addresses the listeners as “blameless ones” and begins a truthful narration, introducing Bhīṣma’s virtues—his adherence to royal duty, his wisdom, and his noble birth—as part of a laudatory account connected with the aftermath of Bhīṣma’s passing.