Shloka 13
अश्वमेध-उपदेशः तथा मरुत्त-यज्ञ-धन-प्रसङ्गः
Counsel on Aśvamedha and the Marutta-treasure episode
न तु बालानिमान् दीनानुत्सहे वसु याचितुम् । तथैवार्द््रणान् कृच्छे वर्तमानान् नृपात्मजान्
na tu bālān imān dīnān utsahe vasu yācitum | tathaivārdrān kṛcchre vartamānān nṛpātmajān ||
قال يودهيشثيرا: «غير أنني لا أستطيع أن أحمل نفسي على طلب المال من هؤلاء الغلمان الواقفين هنا—فهم فقراء وما زالوا غِرارًا في السن. إنهم في ضيقٍ شديد، وجراحهم لم تجف بعد. لذلك لا أستطيع أن أستجدي الثروة من هؤلاء الأمراء.»
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when a righteous goal requires resources, one should not obtain them by burdening the vulnerable. Yudhiṣṭhira’s dharma here is compassion and restraint: he refuses to seek wealth from young, distressed princes whose wounds are still fresh.
In the Ashvamedhika Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira is concerned with arranging what is needed for royal duties, yet he sees the princes present as children suffering hardship and recent injuries. Because of their condition, he declines to ask them for money.