Shloka 13
Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)
सुबाहुरपि नो याञ्चां चकार मतिमांस्तदा ।
न धर्मः क्षत्रियस्येति याञ्चा वीर्यधनो हि सः ॥
subāhur api no yāñcāṁ cakāra matimāṁs tadā | na dharmaḥ kṣatriyasyeti yāñcā vīrya-dhano hi saḥ ||
Aun Subāhu, aunque prudente, no recurrió entonces a la mendicidad; pues mendigar no es deber de un kṣatriya, ya que su riqueza es el valor.
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FAQs
The verse asserts a normative kṣatriya ideal: self-reliance through courage and protection, not dependence through begging. ‘Valor is wealth’ frames rulership as sustained by capability and responsibility rather than supplication.
It aligns most closely with Vaṁśānucarita (dynastic/royal conduct narratives) and Dharma-oriented instruction embedded in it, rather than Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara proper.
On an inner reading, ‘begging’ symbolizes reliance on external supports; ‘valor’ symbolizes cultivated inner power (tejas). The kṣatriya archetype becomes a model for steadfast agency under pressure.