Shloka 17
अथोचितं स्वकं भागं लभेमहि परंतप । निवर्तय परद्रव्याद् बुद्धि गृद्धां नरर्षभ,“परंतप! परंतु अब हम अपना उचित भाग निश्चय ही लेंगे। नरश्रेष्ठ! तुम दूसरोंके धनसे अपनी लोभसयुक्त बुद्धि हटा लो
athocitaṃ svakaṃ bhāgaṃ labhemahi paraṃtapa | nivartaya paradravyād buddhiṃ gr̥ddhāṃ nararṣabha ||
“O scorcher of foes, we shall now surely obtain our rightful share. O best of men, turn your greed-driven mind away from what belongs to others.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should restrain covetousness toward others’ property and uphold dharma by seeking only one’s rightful due; greed (gr̥ddhā buddhi) is portrayed as ethically corrupting and socially destabilizing.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Yudhiṣṭhira asserts the Pandavas’ claim to their legitimate share and admonishes the opposing side to abandon attachment to wealth that is not rightfully theirs, framing the dispute as a moral issue rather than mere power politics.