Shloka 2
आशा-कृशता उपाख्यानम्
The Episode on the Emaciation Caused by Hope
संशयो मे महानेष समुत्पन्न: पितामह । छेत्ता च तस्य नान्यो<स्ति त्वत्त: परपुरञज्जय
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca — saṁśayo me mahān eṣa samutpannaḥ pitāmaha | chettā ca tasya nānyo 'sti tvattaḥ parapurañjaya ||
ຢຸທິສະຖິຣະກ່າວວ່າ: «ທ່ານປູ່! ຄວາມສົງໄສອັນໃຫຍ່ນີ້ເກີດຂຶ້ນໃນໃຈຂ້ອຍ. ຜູ້ຈະຕັດຂາດມັນໄດ້ ບໍ່ມີໃຜອື່ນນອກຈາກທ່ານ, ໂອ ຜູ້ພິຊິດນະຄອນຂອງຜູ້ອື່ນ»។
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the proper dharmic approach to moral uncertainty: when a profound doubt arises, one should seek clarification from a trustworthy, experienced authority—here, Bhīṣma—rather than acting on confusion or impulse.
In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma respectfully and admits a major inner doubt. He asks Bhīṣma to resolve it, affirming that no one else is as capable of dispelling his uncertainty.