Shloka 123
युधिछिर उवाच श्यामो य एष रक्ताक्षो बृहच्छाल इवोत्थित: । व्यूढोरस्को महाबाहुर्नकुलो यक्ष जीवतु,युधिष्ठिर बोले--यक्ष! यह जो श्यामवर्ण, अरुणनयन, सुविशाल शालवृक्षके समान ऊँचा और चौड़ी छातीवाला महाबाहु नकुल है, वही जीवित हो जाय
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: śyāmo ya eṣa raktākṣo bṛhacchāla ivotthitaḥ | vyūḍhorasko mahābāhur nakulo yakṣa jīvatu ||
युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला—हे यक्षा! हा जो श्यामवर्ण, रक्तनयन, विशाल शालवृक्षासारखा उंच, रुंद छातीचा आणि महाबाहु नकुल—हाच जिवंत राहो.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even under extreme pressure, Yudhiṣṭhira’s choice is guided by dharma: he weighs fairness and duty rather than mere personal preference, showing ethical discernment and responsibility toward family obligations.
In the Yakṣa episode at the lake, Yudhiṣṭhira is granted a choice to revive one of his fallen brothers. Here he identifies Nakula by his features and asks the Yakṣa to restore Nakula to life.