Shloka 1
Cyavana’s Water-Vow and the Ethics of Cohabitation (स्नेह-सम्वास-धर्मः)
अि-क्राछ सप्तचत्वारिशो< ध्याय: ब्राह्मण आदि वर्णोकी दायभाग-विधिका वर्णन युधिछिर उवाच सर्वशास्त्रविधानज्ञ राजधर्मविदुत्तम । अतीव संशयच्छेत्ता भवान् वै प्रथित: क्षितौ
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca—sarvaśāstravidhānajña rājadharmaviduttama | atīva saṁśayacchettā bhavān vai prathitaḥ kṣitau | mama hṛdaye 'paraḥ saṁśayo jātaḥ; tasya me samādhānaṁ kuru | rājan, asmin jāte saṁśaye 'haṁ nānyam kañcid pṛcchāmi ||
尤狄希提罗说道：“噢，祖父大人，您通晓一切《沙斯特拉》（śāstra）之法度，又为明达王者之职分者中最卓越者；在此大地上，您以能决断斩除诸般疑惑而闻名。然而我心中又生一疑，请为我解之。噢大王，关于此疑，我不再向他人发问。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dharmic inquiry: when moral and legal uncertainty arises, one should seek clarification from a truly learned and ethically authoritative teacher, especially in matters of governance and śāstric duty.
Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully addresses the grandsire (Bhīṣma) as the supreme expert in śāstra and rājadharma, praises his ability to dispel doubts, and requests the resolution of a new doubt, declaring he will consult no one else on this matter.