Shloka 11
Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks
Fire-escape deliberation
न हायुक्त न चासत्यं नासहां न च वाप्रियम् । भाषितं चारुभाषस्य जज्ञे पार्थस्य धीमत:
na hāyuktaṃ na cāsatyaṃ nāsahāṃ na ca vāpriyam | bhāṣitaṃ cārubhāṣasya jajñe pārthasya dhīmataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Dari mulut Pārtha yang bijaksana—Yudhiṣṭhira, putera Kuntī, yang sentiasa lembut tutur katanya—tidak pernah lahir ucapan yang tidak wajar, tidak benar, keras, atau menyakitkan hati. Kata-katanya sentiasa seiring dengan adab, kebenaran, dan kendali diri, mencerminkan cita-cita etika dalam disiplin pertuturan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal of speech: one should avoid words that are improper (ayukta), false (asatya), harsh (asahā), or unpleasant (apriya). Yudhiṣṭhira is praised as embodying disciplined, truthful, and considerate speech—an aspect of dharma expressed through verbal conduct.
Vaiśampāyana is describing Yudhiṣṭhira’s character. In the course of narrating the epic’s events, he highlights Yudhiṣṭhira’s consistent virtue: his speech is always gentle and never deviates into impropriety, falsehood, harshness, or offensiveness.