Shloka 1
जनक-राज्ञः मौण्ड्य-परिव्रज्या-विवादः
Janaka’s Renunciation Questioned; Discourse on Dāna and Detachment
ऑपन-माज बछ। ऑफ ऋाजज - आमिषं बन्धनं लोके कर्मेहोक्तं तथामिषम् । ताभ्यां विमुक्तः पापाभ्यां पदमाप्नोति तत्परम् ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tṛṣṇīmbhūtaṃ tu rājānaṃ punar evārjuno 'bravīt | saṃtaptāḥ śoka-duḥkhābhyāṃ rāja-vāk-śalya-pīḍitaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: Quando o rei Yudhiṣṭhira, tendo falado assim, ficou em silêncio, Arjuna—ferido pelas palavras agudas do rei e ardendo de pesar e tristeza—dirigiu-se a ele mais uma vez.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sets up an ethical tension: renunciation should not be an impulsive escape driven by grief. Arjuna’s renewed speech signals the need to process sorrow while still upholding one’s dharmic responsibilities, especially for a king.
After Yudhiṣṭhira becomes silent following his heavy words, Arjuna—hurt by those words and overwhelmed by sorrow—speaks again, aiming to dissuade Yudhiṣṭhira from taking sannyāsa prematurely and to redirect him toward a steadier, duty-aligned course.