Shloka 84
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
युधिछिर उवाच मन्त्रयस्व महाराज नित्यं मद्धितमुत्तमम् । काम युद्धय परस्यार्थे वरमेतं वृणोम्पहम्
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: mantrayāsva mahārāja nityaṁ mad-hitam uttamam | kāmaṁ yudhyasva parasyārthe varam etaṁ vṛṇomy aham ||
قال يودهيشثيرا: «أيها الملك العظيم، أسدِ إليّ كلَّ يومٍ مشورةً هي أتمّ ما يكون لصالحي. وإن شئتَ فقاتِلْ من أجل مصلحة غيرك؛ فهذا هو العطاء الذي أختاره».
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira values righteous guidance over personal gain: the highest boon is steady, excellent counsel aimed at welfare (hita). Even in a war setting, the verse foregrounds ethical deliberation and responsibility rather than mere victory.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a ‘great king’ and requests a boon: that he be given daily, superior advice for his good. He adds that the king may fight as he wishes for another’s cause—highlighting Yudhiṣṭhira’s preference for guidance and principled conduct amid the pressures of conflict.