Shloka 83
धर्मरहस्योपदेशः
Dharma-rahasya Instruction: Vows, Truth, and Non-injury
संशयान्महतो मुक्त कथंचित् प्रेक्षतो मम । उन्होंने वीर सात्यकि तथा द्रुपदकुमार धृष्टद्युम्नसे कहा--“तुमलोग धर्मात्मा राजा युधिष्ठिरकी रक्षा करो। वे अभी-अभी मेरे देखते-देखते किसी प्रकार महान् प्राण-संकटसे मुक्त हुए हैं
saṃśayān mahato muktaḥ kathaṃcit prekṣato mama | uvāca vīraṃ sātyakiṃ tathā drupadakumāraṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnam—“yūyaṃ dharmātmānaṃ rājānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraṃ rakṣata | sa hy adya mama paśyataḥ kathaṃcid mahataḥ prāṇasaṅkaṭāt muktaḥ” ||
Sañjaya said: “Before my very eyes, the righteous King Yudhiṣṭhira has only just escaped a grave peril to his life, and that too with difficulty, after being caught in great uncertainty. Therefore, O heroic Sātyaki and O Dhṛṣṭadyumna, son of Drupada—protect King Yudhiṣṭhira.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war’s chaos, dharma expresses itself as vigilant protection of the righteous leader. Sañjaya’s emphasis on Yudhiṣṭhira as “dharmātmā” frames safeguarding him as a moral duty, not merely a tactical choice.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira has narrowly escaped a severe life-threatening crisis. He then urges the warriors Sātyaki and Dhṛṣṭadyumna to guard Yudhiṣṭhira closely, recognizing the immediacy of the danger.