Shloka 1

Bhīmasya paruṣa-vākyaṃ

Bhīma’s Harsh Speech Heard by Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī

Devanagari script

2 7 जा चतुथों5 ध्याय: व्यासजीके 2230 अप कक धृतराष्ट्रको वनमें जानेके अनुमति देना व्यास उवाच युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो यथाह कुरुनन्दन: । धृतराष्ट्रो महातेजास्तत्‌ कुरुष्वाविचारयन्‌,व्यासजी बोले--महाबाहु युधिष्ठिर! कुरुकुलको आनन्दित करनेवाले महातेजस्वी धृतराष्ट्र जो कुछ कह रहे हैं, उसे बिना विचारे पूरा करो

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho yathāha kurunandanaḥ | dhṛtarāṣṭro mahātejās tat kuruṣv avicārayan ||

Translation

Vyāsa berkata: “Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira yang berlengan perkasa! Laksanakanlah tepat seperti yang telah dikatakan oleh ‘penghibur keturunan Kuru’ (Dhṛtarāṣṭra). Sang tua yang bercahaya itu, Dhṛtarāṣṭra—penuhi permintaannya tanpa ragu dan tanpa menimbang-nimbang lagi.”

Word by Word

• {'vyāsa uvāca': 'Vyāsa said', 'yudhiṣṭhira': 'Yudhiṣṭhira (eldest Pāṇḍava, king)', 'mahābāho': 'mighty-armed

• a heroic epithet', 'yathāha': 'as he has said

• according to his words', 'kurunandanaḥ': 'delight of the Kurus

• an honorific (here referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)', 'dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ': 'Dhṛtarāṣṭra (blind Kuru elder, father of the Kauravas)', 'mahātejāḥ': 'of great splendor/energy

• highly dignified', 'tat': 'that

• his request/that matter', 'kuruṣva': 'do (it)

• carry it out', 'avicārayan': 'without deliberation

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kuru lineage (Kuru-kula)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honor the rightful wish of an elder—especially one seeking withdrawal from worldly life—by acting promptly and without needless suspicion; dharma here emphasizes respect, restraint, and facilitating renunciation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa instructs King Yudhiṣṭhira to grant and carry out Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s expressed decision (to go to the forest/enter a renunciant stage) exactly as stated, without delay or overthinking.