Shloka 62
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
अकीर्ति सर्वभूतेषु शाश्वतीं सोडधिगच्छति । जो शत्रुके कुलमें आबालवृद्ध सभी पुरुषोंका उच्छेद कर डालता है
akīrtiḥ sarvabhūteṣu śāśvatīṁ so 'dhigacchati | yo śatruke kule ābālavṛddhaṁ sarveṣāṁ puruṣāṇām ucchedaṁ karoti sa vīrocita-yaśasā vañcito bhavati | sa samasta-prāṇiṣu sadā sthitāyā apakīrteḥ (nindāyāḥ) bhāgī bhavati ||
قال يودهيشثيرا: «إنه يكتسب عارًا دائمًا بين جميع الكائنات. فالرجل الذي يُفني في بيت العدو كلَّ ذكر—من الصغار إلى الشيوخ—يفقد المجد اللائق بالمحارب، ويغدو موضع لومٍ أبديّ في أعين كل حيّ».
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in conflict, indiscriminate annihilation—especially wiping out an enemy’s entire family across generations—is condemned. Such cruelty destroys true heroic honor and brings lasting ill-fame before all beings; dharma requires restraint and proportionality in violence.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a moral boundary for kṣatriya conduct: victory sought through total extermination of an enemy’s lineage is not valor but a source of perpetual blame, undermining the very fame warriors seek.