Shloka 53
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
युधिछिर उवाच कान् स्वगात्रोद्धवान् दोषान् पश्यस्यमितविक्रम । एतन्मे संशयं कृत्स्नं वक्तुमहसि तत्त्वतः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca kān svagātrodbhavān doṣān paśyasy amitavikrama | etan me saṁśayaṁ kṛtsnaṁ vaktum arhasi tattvataḥ ||
युधिष्ठिर उवाच— कान् स्वगात्रोद्भवान् दोषान् पश्यस्य् अमितविक्रम । एतन्मे संशयं कृत्स्नं वक्तुमर्हसि तत्त्वतः ॥
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical inquiry: Yudhiṣṭhira seeks a truthful, complete account of the ‘doṣas’ rooted in embodied existence—suggesting that moral struggle is tied to bodily impulses and limitations, and that clarity about these sources is necessary for self-governance and dharmic living.
In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the grandsire Bhīṣma and asks him to identify the defects that originate from one’s own body, requesting a thorough explanation to remove his doubt.