Shloka 1
जनक-राज्ञः मौण्ड्य-परिव्रज्या-विवादः
Janaka’s Renunciation Questioned; Discourse on Dāna and Detachment
ऑपन-माज बछ। ऑफ ऋाजज - आमिषं बन्धनं लोके कर्मेहोक्तं तथामिषम् । ताभ्यां विमुक्तः पापाभ्यां पदमाप्नोति तत्परम् ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tṛṣṇīmbhūtaṃ tu rājānaṃ punar evārjuno 'bravīt | saṃtaptāḥ śoka-duḥkhābhyāṃ rāja-vāk-śalya-pīḍitaḥ ||
毗湿摩耶那说：当国王由提希提罗如此说罢而沉默时，阿周那——被国王锋利的话语所刺，因悲伤与苦痛而灼然——又一次对他说道。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sets up an ethical tension: renunciation should not be an impulsive escape driven by grief. Arjuna’s renewed speech signals the need to process sorrow while still upholding one’s dharmic responsibilities, especially for a king.
After Yudhiṣṭhira becomes silent following his heavy words, Arjuna—hurt by those words and overwhelmed by sorrow—speaks again, aiming to dissuade Yudhiṣṭhira from taking sannyāsa prematurely and to redirect him toward a steadier, duty-aligned course.