Shloka 28
Rājarṣi-samāgamaḥ — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharma-parīkṣā ca
Meeting the Royal Sage and a Dharmic Audit
उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा कौन्तेय किमिदं कृतम् | साहसं बत भद्र ते देवानामथ चाप्रियम्,और मधुर वाणीमें कहा--“कुन्तीनन्दन! यह तुमने क्या कर डाला? तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। खेदके साथ कहना पड़ता है कि तुम्हारा यह कार्य साहसपूर्ण है और देवताओंके लिये अप्रिय है
uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā kaunteya kim idaṃ kṛtam | sāhasaṃ bata bhadra te devānām atha cāpriyam |
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata dengan suara lembut: “Wahai putera Kuntī, apakah yang telah engkau lakukan ini? Semoga kebaikan menyertaimu. Aduhai, dengan dukacita aku harus mengatakan bahawa perbuatanmu ini adalah tindakan gopoh-berani dan tidak disenangi para dewa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one’s intention may be understandable, a rash or impulsive act (sāhasa) is ethically suspect because it can violate dharma and invite wider harm; the verse frames moral evaluation also in terms of alignment with the gods (devānām priyam/apriyam).
The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports that someone addressed as ‘Kaunteya’ is gently but firmly reproached for having done something sudden and daring; the speaker blesses him (‘bhadra te’) while warning that the deed is reckless and displeasing to the gods.