Shloka 7
युधिष्ठिरस्य द्यूते द्रव्यवर्णनम्
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Enumeration of Stakes in the Dice Match
अव्यापार: परार्थेषु नित्योद्योग: स्वकर्मसु । रक्षणं समुपात्तानामेतद् वैभवलक्षणम्
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | avyāpāraḥ parārtheṣu nityodyogaḥ svakarmasu | rakṣaṇaṃ samupāttānām etad vaibhavalakṣaṇam ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Not meddling in the affairs of others, constant diligence in one’s own appointed duties, and safeguarding what has been rightly acquired—these are the marks of true prosperity and power.”
घतरयाट्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity and authority are grounded in ethical restraint and discipline: avoid intruding into others’ affairs, remain steadily engaged in one’s own rightful duties, and protect what has been legitimately gained or entrusted.
In the Sabha Parva context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra articulates a principle of royal and personal conduct—defining the signs of true vaibhava (prosperity/power) as restraint, diligence in one’s own role, and responsible protection of one’s holdings and commitments.