Shloka 76
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
Lākṣāgṛha Planning
तमुवाच स कौन्तेय: पश्याम्येनं वनस्पतिम् । भवन्तं च तथा भ्रातृन् भासं चेति पुनः पुनः,यह सुनकर कुन्तीनन्दन युधिष्ठिर उनसे इस प्रकार बोले--'हाँ, मैं इस वृक्षको, आपको, अपने भाइयोंको तथा गीधको भी बारंबार देख रहा हूँ”
tam uvāca sa kaunteyaḥ paśyāmy enaṃ vanaspatim | bhavantaṃ ca tathā bhrātṝn bhāsaṃ ceti punaḥ punaḥ ||
یہ سن کر کُنتی کے بیٹے یُدھِشٹھِر نے کہا—“ہاں؛ میں اس درخت کو، آپ کو، اپنے بھائیوں کو، اور اس گِدھ کو بھی بار بار دیکھ رہا ہوں۔”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic speech grounded in direct perception: one should state what one truly knows and sees, neither denying reality nor embellishing it—especially when facing a moral or spiritual test.
In a forest dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira responds to a question by affirming that he repeatedly sees the tree, the interlocutor, his brothers, and a vulture—indicating attentive observation and truthful reporting within the ongoing episode.