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Shloka 20

Bhīmasya paruṣa-vākyaṃ

Bhīma’s Harsh Speech Heard by Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī

भगवान्‌ व्यासके चले जानेपर राजा युधिष्ठिरने अपने बूढ़े ताऊ धुृतराष्ट्रसे नम्नतापूर्वक धीरे-धीरे कहा-- ।। यदाह भगवान्‌ व्यासो यच्चापि भवतो मतम्‌ | यथा55ह च महेष्वास: कृपो विदुर एव च,“पिताजी! भगवान्‌ व्यासने जो आज्ञा दी है और आपने जो कुछ करनेका निश्चय किया है तथा महान्‌ धनुर्धर कृपाचार्य, विदुर, युयुत्सु और संजय जैसा कहेंगे, निस्संदेह मैं वैसा ही करूँगा; क्‍योंकि ये सब लोग इस कुलके हितैषी होनेके कारण मेरे लिये माननीय हैं

vaiśampāyana uvāca | yad āha bhagavān vyāso yac cāpi bhavato matam | yathāha ca maheṣvāsaḥ kṛpo vidura eva ca | yuyutsuḥ sañjayaś caiva niḥsaṃśayaṃ tathā kariṣyāmi | ete hi kulahiteṣavaḥ tasmān me mānyāḥ ||

ครั้งนั้นพระเจ้ายุธิษฐิระน้อมเศียร กล่าวด้วยวาจาอ่อนโยนต่อพระปิตุลาเฒ่าธฤตราษฏร์ว่า “สิ่งใดที่พระภควานวยาสทรงบัญชา สิ่งใดที่พระองค์ทรงดำริมั่น และสิ่งใดที่กฤปะมหาธนู รวมทั้งวิทุระ ยุยุทสุ และสัญชัยจะแนะนำ—ข้าพเจ้าจักปฏิบัติตามนั้นโดยมิลังเล เพราะท่านทั้งปวงเป็นผู้หวังดีต่อวงศ์ตระกูล จึงควรแก่ความเคารพของข้าพเจ้า”

यत्what (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आहsaid
आह:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular
भगवान्the revered one
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
व्यासःVyasa
व्यासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्and what
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
भवतःof you
भवतः:
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
मतम्opinion/decision
मतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यथाas/according as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
आहsaid
आह:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महेष्वासःthe great archer
महेष्वासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहेष्वास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृपःKripa
कृपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विदुरःVidura
विदुरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
V
Vyāsa
K
Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
V
Vidura
Y
Yuyutsu
S
Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

Right action after catastrophe is guided by humility and deference to dharmic authority: Yudhiṣṭhira commits to follow the injunction of Vyāsa, the intention of the elder Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and the counsel of proven well-wishers (Kṛpa, Vidura, Yuyutsu, Sañjaya), prioritizing the welfare of the lineage over personal impulse.

In the Āśramavāsika context, as the elders move toward a life of renunciation, Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra and pledges compliance with Vyāsa’s directive and with the advice of trusted senior figures, signaling reconciliation, orderly transition, and adherence to dharma in the post-war household.