Shloka 16
महाभाग्यं पर॑ं तेषामृषीणामनुचिन्त्य ते । पाण्डवा: सह भीष्मेण कथाश्षक्रुस्तदाश्रया:,उन महर्षियोंके महान् सौभाग्यका चिन्तन करके पाण्डव भीष्मजीके साथ उन्हींके सम्बन्धमें बातें करने लगे
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
mahābhāgyaṁ paraṁ teṣām ṛṣīṇām anucintya te |
pāṇḍavāḥ saha bhīṣmeṇa kathāś cakrus tadāśrayāḥ ||
महाभाग्यं परं तेषामृषीणामनुचिन्त्य ते । पाण्डवाः सह भीष्मेण कथाः चक्रुस्तदाश्रयाः ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic habit of mind: to contemplate the exemplary blessedness of sages and let that reflection guide one’s speech and inquiry. Ethical learning begins with reverent consideration of those who embody restraint, insight, and right conduct.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas, seated with Bhīṣma, reflect on the sages’ supreme good fortune and then begin a discussion centered on those sages and related matters—setting the stage for further instruction and discourse.