Shloka 4
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Duryodhana Saṃvāda on Restraint and Rājānīti
Chapter 50
सौतिर्वाच एवमुक्तस्ततो राज्ञा व्यासशिष्य: प्रतापवान् । आचचक्षेड्थ यद् वृत्तं तत् सर्व वेदतत्त्ववित्
sautir uvāca evam uktas tato rājñā vyāsaśiṣyaḥ pratāpavān | ācacakṣed atha yad vṛttaṃ tat sarvaṃ vedatattvavit ||
ਸੌਤੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਰਾਜੇ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਪੁੱਛਣ ਉੱਤੇ, ਵੇਦ-ਤੱਤਵ ਦੇ ਜਾਣਕਾਰ, ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪੀ ਵਿਆਸ-ਸ਼ਿਸ਼੍ਯ ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਵਾਪਰਿਆ ਸੀ, ਉਹ ਸਭ ਵਰਣਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤਾ।
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic learning: truth is approached through respectful questioning by the listener and careful, authoritative narration by a qualified teacher in a recognized lineage (Vyāsa → Vaiśampāyana).
After the king’s question, Vaiśampāyana—Vyāsa’s renowned disciple and a knower of Vedic truth—begins to narrate the full account of the events, as introduced by Sauti in the frame narrative.