Shloka 42
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament for Karṇa and Renunciation-Oriented Self-Assessment (शोक-प्रलापः / त्याग-प्रवृत्तिः)
स परिग्रहमुत्सृज्य कृत्स्नं राज्यं सुखानि च
sa parigraham utsṛjya kṛtsnaṁ rājyaṁ sukhāni ca
Having renounced all possessions, and even the entire kingdom along with its comforts, he chose the path of relinquishment over worldly security.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of vairāgya (detachment): true dharma may require relinquishing not only personal possessions but even political power and comfort, when they obstruct inner peace, righteousness, or higher duty.
Yudhiṣṭhira refers to a figure who abandons worldly attachments—property, the whole kingdom, and pleasures—using this as an example within the Śānti Parva’s reflective discourse on right conduct, governance, and the superiority of inner restraint over external power.