वैशंपायन उवाच
कस्य चित् त्व् अथ कालस्य धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
संस्मृत्य मुनिसंदेशम् इदं वचनम् अब्रवीत् ॥
विविक्ते विदितप्रज्ञम् अर्जुनं भरतर्षभम् ॥
सान्त्वपूर्वं स्मितं कृत्वा पाणिना परिसंस्पृशन् ॥
स मुहूर्तम् इव ध्यात्वा वनवासम् अरिंदमः ॥
धनंजयं धर्मराजो रहसीदम् उवाच ह ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
kasya cit tv atha kālasya dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
saṃsmṛtya munisaṃdeśam idaṃ vacanam abravīt ||
vivikte viditaprajñam arjunaṃ bharatarṣabham ||
sāntvapūrvaṃ smitaṃ kṛtvā pāṇinā parisaṃspṛśan ||
sa muhūrtam iva dhyātvā vanavāsam ariṃdamaḥ ||
dhanaṃjayaṃ dharmarājo rahasīdam uvāca ha ||
Vaishampayana said: 'After some time, Yudhishthira, recalling Vyasa's instruction, drew Arjuna aside in private. Smiling gently, touching him with his hand, and pausing for a moment, he began to speak of the forest exile.'
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The decision begins not with a command but with a confidential conversation. Yudhishthira hands Arjuna the task as service to the shared dharma, not as personal glory.