Shloka 9
Adhyāya 20 — Rājadharma Argument for Paternal Inheritance and Timely Conciliation
तदप्यनुमतं कर्म यथायुक्तमनेन वै । वासिताश्ष महारण्ये वर्षाणीह त्रयोदश,“तत्पश्चात् धृतराष्ट्रने भी उस द्यूतकर्मका अनुमोदन किया और उन्होंने जैसा आदेश दिया, उसके अनुसार पाण्डव महान् वनमें तेरह वर्षोतक- निवास करनेके लिये विवश हुए
tad apy anumataṃ karma yathāyuktam anena vai | vāsitāś ca mahāraṇye varṣāṇīha trayodaśa ||
সেই কৰ্মকো ধৃতৰাষ্ট্ৰই যথাবিধি অনুমোদন কৰিলে; আৰু তেওঁৰ আদেশ অনুসৰেই পাণ্ডৱসকলে ইয়াত মহাবনত তেৰ বছৰ বাস কৰিবলৈ বাধ্য হ’ল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of approval: when leaders or elders sanction a wrongful act, the harm becomes institutionalized, and the righteous may be forced into suffering under the guise of 'proper procedure.'
After the gambling episode and its outcomes, the decision is affirmed, and the Pāṇḍavas are compelled to undertake the stipulated term of exile—thirteen years—living in the great forest.