Shloka 3
Ādi-parva, Adhyāya 187: Drupada’s Inquiry and the Dharma Debate on Draupadī’s Marriage
केचिदासन् विमनस: केचिदासन् मुदान्विता: । आहुः परस्परं केचिन्निपुणा बुद्धिजीविन:,कुछ ब्राह्मण उदास हो गये और कुछ प्रसन्नताके मारे फूल उठे तथा कुछ चतुर एवं बुद्धिजीवी ब्राह्मण आपसमें इस प्रकार कहने लगे--
kechid āsan vimanasaḥ kechid āsan mudānvitāḥ | āhuḥ parasparaṃ kechin nipuṇā buddhijīvinaḥ ||
บางคนใจหม่นหมอง บางคนเปี่ยมปีติยินดี และพราหมณ์บางพวกผู้ชำนาญ ผู้ดำรงชีพด้วยปัญญา ก็เริ่มสนทนากันดังนี้
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that people respond differently—some with sorrow, some with joy—to the same circumstance, and that the learned often interpret and evaluate such reactions through reasoned conversation, implying the ethical importance of discernment (buddhi) in communal life.
Vaiśampāyana describes a scene where groups react in contrasting moods, after which certain skilled, intellectually oriented Brahmins begin to speak among themselves, setting up the next lines that will report their discussion.