Shloka 50
Dāyavibhāga (Inheritance Apportionment) and Household Precedence — Dialogue of Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīṣma
तत्त्वं जिज्ञासमानानां चक्षुर्भवतु नो भवान् | तानेवं ब्रुवत: सर्वान् सत्यवान् वाक््यमब्रवीत्
tattvaṃ jijñāsamānānāṃ cakṣur bhavatu no bhavān | tān evaṃ bruvataḥ sarvān satyavān vākyam abravīt |
“இந்த விஷயத்தின் உண்மைத்தத்துவத்தை அறிய விரும்புகிறோம்; எங்களுக்கு வழிகாட்டும் கண்களாக நீங்கள் இருங்கள்.” அவர்கள் அனைவரும் இவ்வாறு கூற, சத்யவான் பதிலுரைத்தான்.
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical posture of sincere inquiry: seekers of truth should approach a knowledgeable person with humility and request clear guidance, treating the teacher as ‘eyes’ that enable right understanding.
A group of people expresses a desire to know the matter in its true form and asks for guidance; in response to their collective request, Satyavān begins his reply.