Shloka 53
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
युधिछिर उवाच कान् स्वगात्रोद्धवान् दोषान् पश्यस्यमितविक्रम । एतन्मे संशयं कृत्स्नं वक्तुमहसि तत्त्वतः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca kān svagātrodbhavān doṣān paśyasy amitavikrama | etan me saṁśayaṁ kṛtsnaṁ vaktum arhasi tattvataḥ ||
Sinabi ni Yudhishthira: “O lolo kong may lakas na di-masukat, anu-ano ang mga kapintasang nakikita mo na nagmumula mismo sa sariling katawan? Ipaunawa mo sa akin, sa katotohanan at nang buo, upang mapawi ang lahat ng aking pag-aalinlangan.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical inquiry: Yudhiṣṭhira seeks a truthful, complete account of the ‘doṣas’ rooted in embodied existence—suggesting that moral struggle is tied to bodily impulses and limitations, and that clarity about these sources is necessary for self-governance and dharmic living.
In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the grandsire Bhīṣma and asks him to identify the defects that originate from one’s own body, requesting a thorough explanation to remove his doubt.