Shloka 18
एवं पितामहेनोक्तो धर्मात्मा स धनंजय: । त्यक्त्वा शोक॑ महाराज हृष्टरूपो5भवत् तदा,महाराज! अपने पितामह व्यासजीके द्वारा इस प्रकार समझाये जानेपर धर्मात्मा अर्जुनने शोक त्यागकर संतोषका आश्रय लिया
evaṁ pitāmahenokto dharmātmā sa dhanañjayaḥ | tyaktvā śokaṁ mahārāja hṛṣṭarūpo 'bhavat tadā ||
एवं पितामहेन व्यासेनोपदिष्टो धर्मात्मा स धनञ्जयः । त्यक्त्वा शोकं महाराज हृष्टात्मा प्रसन्नमानसोऽभवत् तदा ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When guided by a true authority grounded in dharma, one should relinquish debilitating grief and regain steadiness; ethical clarity and right understanding transform sorrow into composure.
Vaiśampāyana reports to King Janamejaya that after being instructed by the revered elder Vyāsa, Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) abandons his sorrow and becomes visibly uplifted and content.