Shloka 25
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Remorse and Vyāsa’s Teaching on Impermanence (Śoka-nivāraṇa)
Devanagari script
न भोक्ष्ये न च पानीयमुपभोक्ष्ये कथठ्चन
Transliteration
na bhokṣye na ca pānīyam upabhokṣye kathaṃcana
Translation
میں نہ کھاؤں گا اور نہ پانی پیوں گا؛ کسی بھی طرح کھانا یا پانی استعمال نہیں کروں گا۔
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भोक्ष्येI shall eat
भोक्ष्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
Formलृट् (simple future), 1st, singular, परस्मैपद
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पानीयम्drink; drinking water
पानीयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपानीय
Formneuter, accusative, singular
उपभोक्ष्येI shall partake/enjoy (consume)
उपभोक्ष्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-भुज्
Formलृट् (simple future), 1st, singular, परस्मैपद
कथञ्चनin any way; at all
कथञ्चन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथञ्चन
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights self-restraint as an ethical response to inner turmoil: when conscience is burdened, one may adopt austerity and refusal of comforts to reaffirm dharma, discipline desire, and signal seriousness about moral accountability.
In Śānti Parva’s post-war setting, Yudhiṣṭhira voices a firm resolve to abstain from food and drink, reflecting his intense grief and moral conflict after the devastation of the war and his struggle to reconcile kingship with righteousness.