Shloka 11
Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks
Fire-escape deliberation
न हायुक्त न चासत्यं नासहां न च वाप्रियम् । भाषितं चारुभाषस्य जज्ञे पार्थस्य धीमत:
na hāyuktaṃ na cāsatyaṃ nāsahāṃ na ca vāpriyam | bhāṣitaṃ cārubhāṣasya jajñe pārthasya dhīmataḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Mula sa bibig ng marunong na Pārtha—si Yudhiṣṭhira, anak ni Kuntī, na laging mahinahon magsalita—hindi kailanman lumabas ang salitang di nararapat, di totoo, marahas, o di kaaya-aya. Ang kanyang pananalita’y laging nakaayon sa kagandahang-asal, katotohanan, at maingat na pagpipigil, larawan ng huwarang disiplina sa salita.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal of speech: one should avoid words that are improper (ayukta), false (asatya), harsh (asahā), or unpleasant (apriya). Yudhiṣṭhira is praised as embodying disciplined, truthful, and considerate speech—an aspect of dharma expressed through verbal conduct.
Vaiśampāyana is describing Yudhiṣṭhira’s character. In the course of narrating the epic’s events, he highlights Yudhiṣṭhira’s consistent virtue: his speech is always gentle and never deviates into impropriety, falsehood, harshness, or offensiveness.