Shloka 29
राजधर्मस्य नवनीतम्—रक्षा, दण्ड, चार, उत्थान
Rājadharma’s ‘Essence’: Protection, Punishment, Intelligence, and Royal Diligence
तत्पश्चात् कुरुश्रेष्ठ युधिष्ठिरने मन-ही-मन दुखी हो दोनों नेत्रोंमें आँसू भरकर धीरेसे भीष्मजीके चरण छूए और कहा--'पितामह! इस समय भगवान् सूर्य अपनी किरणोंद्वारा पृथ्वीके रसका शोषण करके अस्ताचलको जा रहे हैं; इसलिये अब मैं कल आपसे अपना संदेह पूछूँगा' ।।
tataḥ paścāt kurūśreṣṭha yudhiṣṭhiro manasā manasi duḥkhī bhūtvā netrābhyāṃ aśrūṇi pūrayitvā śanaiḥ bhīṣmasya caraṇau spṛṣṭvā uvāca— “pitāmaha! asmin samaye bhagavān sūryaḥ sva-kiraṇaiḥ pṛthivyā rasoṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā astācalaṃ gacchati; tasmād adya na pṛcchāmi, śvaḥ tvāṃ mama saṃśayaṃ pṛcchāmi.” tato dvijātīn abhivādya keśavaḥ kṛpaś ca te caiva yudhiṣṭhirādayaḥ | pradakṣiṇīkṛtya mahānadīsutaṃ tato rathān āruruhur mudānvitāḥ ||
此后，俱卢中最贤者尤提希提罗心中悲苦，泪盈双目，轻触毗湿摩之足，说道：“祖父啊，此时吉祥的太阳以光芒吸尽大地之润，正往西山而去将要落下。因此，我明日再向您请问我的疑惑。”随后，凯沙瓦（奎师那）、克利帕与尤提希提罗等人，先向诸“二生”婆罗门致敬，又绕行（右绕）恒河之子、伟大河流之裔毗湿摩一周，继而心神安定而欢悦，登上各自战车。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dhārmic conduct around learning: reverence to elders and teachers, and sensitivity to proper time. Yudhiṣṭhira restrains his questioning at sunset—an inauspicious or unsuitable moment for extended instruction—and instead honors Bhīṣma, indicating that ethical inquiry should be pursued with humility, decorum, and attention to circumstance.
Yudhiṣṭhira, sorrowful, bows to Bhīṣma and postpones his question until the next day because the sun is setting. Then Kṛṣṇa, Kṛpa, and the Pāṇḍavas salute the Brahmins, circumambulate Bhīṣma (son of Gaṅgā), and return to their chariots.