Shloka 4
मृत्युकारणप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Cause and Designation of Death
उभयं सम्प्रधार्यतदध्यवस्येद् यथामति । अनेनैव विधानेन भवेद् गर्भशयो महान्
ubhayam sampradhārya tad adhyavasyed yathāmati | anenaiva vidhānena bhaved garbhaśayo mahān ||
毗耶娑说：“当细密衡量两种见解之后，人应随自家辨慧而作出定论。以此法而决断——由反复省察与坚固意志所成——那屡屡卧于胎中之有身者（即不断受生者）便成‘伟大’：其内在之量因正见与有意的抉择而增长。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should not accept a position impulsively; after weighing both sides, one must reach a firm conclusion according to one’s best discernment. Such reflective determination is presented as a means of inner growth for the transmigrating self.
Vyāsa is instructing the listener in a didactic context within Śānti Parva, emphasizing a method of inquiry: consider both viewpoints and then decide. The verse frames this disciplined decision-making as spiritually elevating for the being subject to repeated birth.