Shloka 11
स च तद् वचनातू् सर्व समानिन्ये महीपतिः । वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! ऐसा कहकर राजा धूृतराष्ट्रने धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरके पास अपना विचार कहला भेजा। राजा युधिष्ठिरने देनेके लिये उनकी आज्ञाके अनुसार वह सब सामग्री जुटा दी (धृतराष्ट्रने उसका यथायोग्य वितरण कर दिया) ।। १०३ || ततः प्रतीतमनसो ब्राह्मणा: कुरुजाड्ुला:,न जातु विषमं चैव गमिष्यति कदाचन ये कभी आपलोगोंके प्रति विषमभाव नहीं रखेंगे। लोकपालोंके समान महातेजस्वी तथा सम्पूर्ण धर्म और अर्थके मर्मज्ञ ये चार भाई जिनके सचिव हैं, वे भीम, अर्जुन, नकुल और सहदेवसे घिरे हुए महाबाहु महातेजस्वी युधिष्छिर सम्पूर्ण जीव-जगत्के स्वामी भगवान् ब्रहद्माकी भाँति आपलोगोंका इसी तरह पालन करेंगे, जैसे पहलेके लोग करते आये हैं
sa ca tad-vacanāt sarva-samāninye mahīpatiḥ | vaiśampāyana uvāca—janamejaya! evaṃ uktvā rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro dharmarāja-yudhiṣṭhirasya samīpaṃ svaṃ matam ājñāpayām āsa | yudhiṣṭhiro 'pi tasya ājñānusāreṇa dātavyaṃ sarvaṃ sambhāram upājahāra; dhṛtarāṣṭro 'pi tat yathāyogyaṃ vyatarat |
Vaiśampāyana said: “Janamejaya, having spoken thus, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra conveyed his intention to Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira. Yudhiṣṭhira, in obedience to his command, gathered all the requisites meant for charitable giving, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra then distributed them appropriately. The episode marks a turning from royal possession to ethical stewardship—wealth redirected toward dharma through regulated, purposeful generosity.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as orderly generosity and impartial stewardship: resources are gathered and given not for personal display but in accordance with rightful instruction and proper distribution, reflecting ethical governance even amid withdrawal from worldly power.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra communicates his decision to Yudhiṣṭhira. Yudhiṣṭhira arranges all materials meant for giving, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra distributes them suitably—marking a practical step toward the elders’ ashrama-bound life and a reorientation of royal wealth toward religious merit.