Shloka 2236
मुहूर्तमिव संचिन्त्य वचनायोपचक्रमे । अमित बुद्धिमान् महर्षि व्यासके ऐसा कहनेपर महाराज धृतराष्ट्रने दो घड़ीतक विचार करके इस प्रकार कहना आरम्भ किया
muhūrtam iva sañcintya vacanāyopacakrame | amitabuddhimān maharṣiḥ vyāsaḥ ||
Setelah merenung seketika, baginda pun mula berkata. Maka resi agung Vyāsa, yang kebijaksanaannya tiada terukur, meneruskan kata-katanya. (Dalam konteksnya, Dhṛtarāṣṭra berhenti sejenak untuk menimbang, lalu bersiap menjawab dengan pertimbangan, bukan dorongan nafsu, menegaskan beratnya nilai etika pada tutur kata dan keputusan.)
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical discipline of pausing to reflect before speaking. Deliberation (sañcintya) is presented as a mark of wisdom, especially when words carry moral and relational consequences.
The narrator indicates a brief pause of thought, after which the speaker begins to speak. In the surrounding context of Āśramavāsika Parva, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s measured response and Vyāsa’s authoritative presence frame a serious exchange about duty, consequence, and the path after the war.