Shloka 9
विद्यस्ते पुरुषव्याप्र वचनं कुरुसत्तम । शृणुष्वैवं यथा कुर्वन् न धर्माच्च्यवसे नूप,“कुरुश्रेष्ठ! पुरुषसिंह नरेश्वर! मैं तो तुम्हारी बात समझता हूँ। अब तुम मेरा यह वचन सुनो, जिसके अनुसार कार्य करनेपर धर्मसे च्युत नहीं होओगे
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: vidyā te puruṣavyāghra vacanaṃ kurusattama | śṛṇuṣvaivaṃ yathā kurvan na dharmāc cyavase nṛpa ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai harimau di antara manusia, wahai yang terbaik daripada kaum Kuru! Aku memahami maksudmu. Sekarang dengarlah nasihatku; jika engkau bertindak menurutnya, wahai raja, engkau tidak akan menyimpang daripada dharma.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right action should be guided by sound counsel so that one remains aligned with dharma; ethical steadiness is presented as the standard for a ruler’s decisions.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a Kuru ruler with honorific epithets, acknowledges understanding his concern, and introduces a directive: to listen and act accordingly so as not to deviate from dharma.