Shloka 49
Śānti-parva 168: Śoka-nivṛtti-buddhi (The Cognition that Reduces Grief) and Piṅgalā’s Nairāśya
मनुष्य कर्मद्वारा अप्राप्य अर्थ नहीं पा सकता। जो होनहार है, वही होता है; इस बातको तुम सब लोग जान लो। मनुष्य त्रिवर्गसे रहित होनेपर भी आवश्यक पदार्थको प्राप्त कर लेता है; अतः मीक्षप्राप्तिका गूढ़ उपाय (ज्ञान) ही जगत्का वास्तविक कल्याण करनेवाला है ।।
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tatas tad agryaṃ vacanaṃ manonugaṃ samastam ājñāya tato hi hetumat | tadā praṇeduś ca va jahṛṣire ca te kurupravīrāya ca cakrir añjalim ||
毗舍婆耶那说：当他们完全领会了那番至善之言——合乎理则，亦契于心——众人皆大欢喜。他们发出喜悦的欢呼，复以合掌恭敬之礼，向俱卢族最杰出的英雄——由提施提罗——致敬。（此教诲申明：人并不能仅凭行为便确保所得；命定之事终将发生。即便缺少人生“三义”（法、利、欲），亦可能获得生活所需；故通向解脱的幽微之道——真实之智——才是世间真正的福祉。）
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores that outcomes are not obtained by human effort alone; what is destined occurs. Since even those lacking the three worldly aims (dharma, artha, kāma) may still obtain necessities, the deepest welfare of the world lies in the subtle means to liberation—true knowledge (jñāna) leading toward mokṣa.
After Yudhiṣṭhira speaks, the listeners (his brothers/assembly) fully grasp his excellent, well-reasoned words. They rejoice, raise a celebratory cry, and respectfully salute him with joined hands (añjali), acknowledging him as the foremost Kuru hero.