Shloka 41
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा—व्यासोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and Vyāsa’s Counsel
एष चार्थों महाबाहो पूर्वमेव मया श्रुतः । कथितो धर्मराजस्य राजसूये क्रतूत्तमे,महाबाहो! यह बात मैंने बहुत पहले ही सुन रखी थी और क्रतुश्रेष्ठ राजसूयमें धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको बता भी दी थी
eṣa cārtho mahābāho pūrvam eva mayā śrutaḥ | kathito dharmarājasya rājasūye kratūttame ||
毗耶娑（Vyāsa）说道：“噢，臂力无双者，此事我早在久远之前便已听闻；并且在至高的祭礼——罗阇苏耶（Rājasūya）之时，我也曾将它告知法王（Dharmarāja）由提施提罗（Yudhiṣṭhira）。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the weight of authoritative testimony: Vyāsa grounds the present discussion in prior hearing and earlier instruction given to Yudhiṣṭhira at a major royal rite, implying continuity of dharma-knowledge across time and contexts.
Vyāsa addresses a ‘mighty-armed’ listener and states that the point being discussed is not new—he had heard it earlier and had already conveyed it to Yudhiṣṭhira during the Rājasūya sacrifice, linking the current moment to an earlier episode.