Shloka 15
Āśvamedhika-parva Adhyāya 1 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament by the Gaṅgā and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel
अभिषेचय राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् । स पालयिष्यति वशी धर्मेण पृथिवीमिमाम्
abhiṣecaya rājānaṃ dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | sa pālayiṣyati vaśī dharmeṇa pṛthivīm imām ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana dit : « Fais sacrer le roi Yudhiṣṭhira, dont la nature même est le dharma. Maître de lui-même et de ses sens, il gouvernera cette terre selon la justice. »
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is grounded in dharma and self-mastery: a king fit to govern is one whose character is righteous (dharmātmā) and who restrains mind and senses (vaśī), thereby protecting the earth through ethical governance (dharmeṇa).
The narrator Vaiśaṃpāyana urges that Yudhiṣṭhira be formally consecrated as king, affirming that his righteous nature and self-control qualify him to rule and protect the realm in accordance with dharma.