Shloka 2
युधिछ्िर उवाच सरस्येकेन पादेन तिष्ठन्तमपराजितम् | पृच्छामि को भवान् देवो न मे यक्षो मतो भवान्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | sarasy ekena pādena tiṣṭhantam aparājitam | pṛcchāmi ko bhavān devo na me yakṣo mato bhavān ||
یُدھِشٹھِر نے کہا—اس سرور میں ایک پاؤں پر کھڑے، اور کسی سے بھی ناقابلِ شکست، اے برترین دیوتا! میں پوچھتا ہوں کہ آپ کون ہیں؟ مجھے تو آپ یَکش معلوم نہیں ہوتے۔
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discernment and respectful inquiry: Yudhiṣṭhira does not react with fear or aggression but seeks the true identity and nature of the powerful being, modeling dharmic conduct through calm questioning.
At the lake episode (Yakṣa-prashna context), Yudhiṣṭhira encounters a mysterious, invincible figure standing on one foot in the water and asks whether he is a god, stating that he does not appear to be a Yakṣa.