Shloka 2
युधिछ्िर उवाच सरस्येकेन पादेन तिष्ठन्तमपराजितम् | पृच्छामि को भवान् देवो न मे यक्षो मतो भवान्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | sarasy ekena pādena tiṣṭhantam aparājitam | pṛcchāmi ko bhavān devo na me yakṣo mato bhavān ||
ยุธิษฐิระกล่าวว่า “ท่านผู้ยืนอยู่ในสระนี้ด้วยเท้าข้างเดียว ผู้ไม่มีผู้ใดพิชิตได้ ข้าขอถาม—ท่านเป็นเทพองค์ใด ผู้ประเสริฐยิ่ง? สำหรับข้า ท่านหาใช่ยักษะไม่”
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discernment and respectful inquiry: Yudhiṣṭhira does not react with fear or aggression but seeks the true identity and nature of the powerful being, modeling dharmic conduct through calm questioning.
At the lake episode (Yakṣa-prashna context), Yudhiṣṭhira encounters a mysterious, invincible figure standing on one foot in the water and asks whether he is a god, stating that he does not appear to be a Yakṣa.