Shloka 86
धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance
किरीटी किंचिदानम्य तमुवाच नरर्षभम् | भीमसेनके उस अभिप्रायको जानकर किरीटधारी अर्जुन कुछ विनीत हो उन नरश्रेष्ठसे इस प्रकार बोले--
kirīṭī kiñcid ānamya tam uvāca nararṣabham | bhīmasenake tasya abhiprāyaṃ jñātvā kirīṭadhārī arjunaḥ kiñcit vinītaḥ san nararṣabhāya evam uvāca ||
毗湿摩波罗衍那说道：冠冕在首的阿周那微微俯首，向那位人中最胜者开口。洞悉毗摩塞那的用意后，佩戴冠冕的阿周那带着几分谦恭，对那位高贵之人说道如下。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds ethical speech: even a mighty hero like Arjuna approaches a charged situation by first showing humility and by responding after discerning another’s intention, suggesting that right counsel begins with restraint, respect, and understanding.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna, recognizing Bhīma’s underlying intent, slightly bows and then addresses the ‘best of men’ with humility, introducing the speech that follows in the next verses.