Shloka 1
Gārhasthya-Śreṣṭhatā and Kṣatriya-Daṇḍadhāraṇa
Householder Primacy and the Royal Duty of Punishment
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें अजुनवाक्यविषयक बाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ २२ ॥। अपन क्राता बछ। अर: त्रयोविशो<् ध्याय: व्यासजीका शंख और लिखितकी कथा कर वर्बिडिरको राजा सुद्युम्नके दण्डधर्मपालनका महत्त्व सुनाकर युविष्ठिरको राजधर्ममें ही दृढ़ रहनेकी आज्ञा देना वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु कौन्तेयो गुडाकेशेन पाण्डव: । नोवाच किंचित् कौरव्यस्ततो द्वैपायनो5ब्रवीत्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | evam uktas tu kaunteyo guḍākeśena pāṇḍavaḥ | novāca kiṃcid kauravyas tato dvaipāyano 'bravīt ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：当昆蒂之子——俱卢王子由提施提罗——被般度子阿周那（以“古达凯沙”，即“胜眠者”之名著称）如此劝告之后，仍默然无言。于是，岛生仙人毗耶娑便开口说道。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral pause: even after being urged by Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira remains silent, showing the gravity of ethical conflict after violence. It sets the stage for Vyāsa’s higher, tradition-backed instruction on rajadharma—how a king must steady himself in duty despite inner sorrow.
Arjuna has spoken to Yudhiṣṭhira, but Yudhiṣṭhira gives no reply. Seeing this, Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana) steps in and begins to speak, indicating a transition from fraternal persuasion to sage-guided teaching.