Shloka 21
Mudgalasya Svarga-nirvedaḥ
Mudgala’s Disenchantment with Heaven
तदनन्तर बन्धनमुक्त हुए दुर्योधनसे भाइयोंसहित युधिष्ठिरने प्रेमपूर्वक यह बात कही --
tadanantaraṁ bandhanamuktaḥ san duryodhanena saha bhrātṛbhiḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ premṇā idaṁ vacanam uvāca —
Rồi sau đó, khi Duryodhana đã được thả khỏi cảnh giam cầm, Yudhiṣṭhira—cùng các em mình và trước mặt Duryodhana—đã nói những lời sau với sự ân cần mà vẫn giữ chừng mực.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in conflict, dharma is protected through restraint and benevolent speech. Yudhiṣṭhira’s affectionate address models how a righteous person avoids vindictiveness and seeks to preserve moral order and social dignity.
After a situation of captivity ends and Duryodhana is freed, Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by his brothers, speaks to him kindly. The verse functions as a narrative transition introducing Yudhiṣṭhira’s forthcoming words.