Shloka 17
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 30: Sañjaya’s Departure and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Commission of Greetings
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 ||
«Oh, azote de enemigos, ahora sí obtendremos sin falta la parte que nos corresponde. Oh, el mejor de los hombres, aparta tu mente, movida por la codicia, de los bienes ajenos».
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.