Shloka 28
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 72 — Bhīmasena’s counsel on conciliation and Duryodhana’s disposition
सर्वथा त्वत्क्षमं चैतद् रोचते च ममानघ । यत् त्वं पितरि भीष्मे च प्रणिपातं समाचरे:
sarvathā tvat-kṣamaṃ caitad roc̣ate ca mamānagha | yat tvaṃ pitari bhīṣme ca praṇipātaṃ samācareḥ ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “O walang dungis, ang asal na ito ay lubos na nararapat sa iyo at ikinagagalak ko rin—na patuloy kang nag-aalay ng pagyukod at mapagpakumbabang paglilingkod kina Dhṛtarāṣṭra na parang ama, at sa pitamahang si Bhīṣma.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political tension and approaching conflict, dharma requires honoring elders and moral authorities; humility and respectful conduct toward revered figures like Bhīṣma is praised as ethically fitting.
Yudhiṣṭhira expresses approval of the listener’s (addressed as “blameless one”) continued respectful obeisance toward Bhīṣma, affirming that such deference is appropriate and commendable.