Shloka 20
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Accession Settlements and Approach to Vāsudeva (युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्यस्थापनं वासुदेवाभिगमनं च)
त॑ तथा भाषमाणं तु धर्मराजमरिंदमम् । नोवाच भगवान् किंचिद् ध्यानमेवान्वपद्यत
taṁ tathā bhāṣamāṇaṁ tu dharmarājam ariṁdamam | novāca bhagavān kiñcid dhyānam evānvapadyata ||
当奉持达摩、能摧伏诸敌的尤提施提罗如此继续陈说时，世尊竟一言不答；反而入于禅定，安住于观照的寂默之中——仿佛昭示：此刻不宜争辩，而当求内在的坚定与明辨。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of restraint: when speech cannot immediately resolve a moral or emotional turbulence, the wiser response may be contemplative silence. The Lord’s turning to dhyāna implies that clarity and right counsel arise from inner steadiness rather than reactive debate.
Yudhiṣṭhira continues speaking intensely, but the Blessed One does not answer. Instead, he becomes absorbed in meditation, signaling a pause in dialogue and a shift from outward discussion to inward reflection.