Shloka 28
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 72 — Bhīmasena’s counsel on conciliation and Duryodhana’s disposition
सर्वथा त्वत्क्षमं चैतद् रोचते च ममानघ । यत् त्वं पितरि भीष्मे च प्रणिपातं समाचरे:,निष्पाप नरेश! आप जो पितृतुल्य धृतराष्ट्र तथा पितामह भीष्मके प्रति प्रणाम एवं नम्रतापूर्ण बर्ताव करते हैं, वह सर्वथा आपके योग्य है। मैं भी इसे पसंद करता हूँ
sarvathā tvat-kṣamaṃ caitad roc̣ate ca mamānagha | yat tvaṃ pitari bhīṣme ca praṇipātaṃ samācareḥ ||
尤提士提罗说道：“无瑕之人啊，此举处处与你相称，也令我欢喜——你仍以恭敬之礼俯首致敬，谦卑侍奉如父的持国王与祖父辈的毗湿摩。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political tension and approaching conflict, dharma requires honoring elders and moral authorities; humility and respectful conduct toward revered figures like Bhīṣma is praised as ethically fitting.
Yudhiṣṭhira expresses approval of the listener’s (addressed as “blameless one”) continued respectful obeisance toward Bhīṣma, affirming that such deference is appropriate and commendable.