Mahabharata 1.133.7 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 133, Shloka 7
Vāraṇāvatāgamana: Public Farewell, Vidura’s Coded Counsel, and Departure
भासं पश्यसि यद्येनं तथा ब्रूहि पुनर्वच: । शिर: पश्यामि भासस्य न गात्रमिति सो<ब्रवीत्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | bhāsaṃ paśyasi yady enaṃ tathā brūhi punarvacaḥ | śiraḥ paśyāmi bhāsasya na gātram iti so ’bravīt ||
भासं पश्यसि यद्येनं तथा ब्रूहि पुनर्वचः । शिरः पश्यामि भासस्य न गात्रमिति सोऽब्रवीत् ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
To cultivate disciplined perception and truthful speech: one should report only what is actually seen, with precise focus, without exaggeration or distraction.
In a training context, the teacher questions the student about a visible target (a hawk). Arjuna answers with strict accuracy, stating he sees only the head and not the rest of the body, demonstrating concentrated attention.
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