Shloka 43
Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris
Udyoga-parva 94
तस्मिन् नः समये तिष्ठ स्थितानां भरतर्षभ । नित्यं संक्लेशिता राजन् स्वराज्यांशं लभेमहि
tasmin naḥ samaye tiṣṭha sthitānāṃ bharatarṣabha | nityaṃ saṅkleśitā rājan svarājyāṃśaṃ labhemahi ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Gerade jetzt, o Stier unter den Bharatas, steh fest zu uns, die wir dem beschworenen Abkommen treu geblieben sind. O König, lange haben wir Mühsal ertragen; nun sollen wir unseren rechtmäßigen Anteil am Reich erhalten.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness to one’s pledged word and the ethical demand for just restitution: those who have endured wrong and hardship should receive their rightful share, and rulers should uphold agreements in accordance with dharma.
In the context of Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, a speaker urges the addressed king/prince—called “best of the Bharatas”—to remain firm in the agreed pledge, emphasizing that the long-suffering party now deserves its legitimate portion of sovereignty.