Shloka 48
Cyavana’s Yogic Display and Kuśika’s Recognition of Tapas (च्यवन-योगप्रभावः कुशिकस्य तपःप्रशंसा च)
महाभाग्यं गवां चैव तथा धर्मविनिश्चयम् । कि भूय: कथ्यतां वीर कि ते हृदि विवक्षितम्
bhīṣma uvāca | mahābhāgyaṃ gavāṃ caiva tathā dharmaviniścayam | ki bhūyaḥ kathyatāṃ vīra ki te hṛdi vivakṣitam |
Bhīṣma berkata: “Telah kujelaskan keberkatan besar pada lembu-lembu, dan juga ketetapan dharma dalam perkara ini. Apa lagi harus kukatakan, wahai wira? Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, apakah yang masih tersirat di hatimu untuk disampaikan?”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma signals that the ethical conclusion (dharma-viniścaya) about the topic—especially the auspiciousness and religious-ethical status of cows—has already been established, and he invites Yudhishthira to articulate any remaining doubt or desired inquiry. The emphasis is on dharma as something to be clarified through reasoned determination and attentive questioning.
In the instructional dialogue of the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma has been answering Yudhishthira’s questions. Here he pauses, summarizing that he has explained the greatness of cows and the dharmic conclusion on the matter, and asks Yudhishthira what else he wishes to hear next.