Shloka 9
Vyāsa’s Consolation to Yudhiṣṭhira: Tapas, Kāla, and the Difficulty of Dāna (दान-तपस्-विवेकः)
राज्ञस्तु वचन स्मृत्वा धर्मपुत्रस्य धीमत:
rājñas tu vacanaṃ smṛtvā dharmaputrasya dhīmataḥ
Sa pag-alaala sa tagubilin ng hari—yaong mga salita ng marunong na Dharmaputra—ipinagpatuloy ni Vaiśaṃpāyana ang salaysay, na ipinahihiwatig na ang susunod na pagkilos ay ginabayan ng naalaalang payo at ng matatag na pagkapit sa dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethically, the line highlights the value of remembering and acting upon righteous counsel—especially the prudent guidance associated with Dharmaputra—suggesting that moral action is sustained by mindful recollection of dharmic instruction.
The narrator signals a transition: someone recalls the king’s directive—identified with the wise Dharmaputra’s words—setting up the next events as a response to that remembered instruction.