Shloka 43
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas
अहो<स्मि वज्चितो मूढो भवता गूढबुद्धिना । विश्वासयित्वा पूर्व मां यदिदं दुःखमश्लुथा:
aho ’smi vañcito mūḍho bhavatā gūḍha-buddhinā | viśvāsayitvā pūrvaṁ māṁ yad idaṁ duḥkham aśluthaḥ ||
ຢຸທິສຖິຣ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ! ຂ້າເປັນຄົນໂງ່ ຖືກພຣະອົງຜູ້ປິດບັງຄວາມຄິດອັນລຶກຊຶ້ງຫຼອກລວງ. ພຣະອົງເຄີຍເຮັດໃຫ້ຂ້າເຊື່ອກ່ອນວ່າຂ້າຢູ່ຢ່າງສຸກສະບາຍ, ແລ້ວພຣະອົງກໍທົນທຸກນີ້ມາຕະຫຼອດເວລາ»។
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between concealment and care: even when one hides painful truth to protect another, it can be experienced as deception. It underscores the dharmic value of transparent counsel and shared responsibility in suffering.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses someone who had kept intentions hidden and reassured him earlier. Realizing that the other person has been silently enduring grief, he laments his own ignorance and accuses the other of having misled him by giving him a sense of comfort.