Shloka 3
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 72 — Bhīmasena’s counsel on conciliation and Duryodhana’s disposition
न चैवं नैछिकं कर्म क्षत्रियस्य विशाम्पते । आहुराश्रमिण: सर्वे न भेक्षे क्षत्रिय श्षरेत्,परंतु महाराज! यह क्षत्रियका नैष्ठिक (स्वाभाविक) कर्म नहीं है। सभी आश्रमोंके श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंका यह कथन है कि क्षत्रियको भीख नहीं माँगनी चाहिये
na caivaṃ naiṣṭhikaṃ karma kṣatriyasya viśāmpate | āhur āśramiṇaḥ sarve na bhikṣe kṣatriyaḥ śrayet ||
Mais, ô seigneur des peuples, cela n’est nullement la vocation ferme et convenable d’un kṣatriya. Tous les hommes de discipline des āśramas déclarent qu’un kṣatriya ne doit pas se tourner vers la mendicité.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kṣatriya’s settled duty is to protect and uphold order through rightful means; therefore, begging is presented as incompatible with kṣatriya-dharma and royal dignity, as affirmed by authorities across the āśramas.
Yudhiṣṭhira speaks in a context of deliberation about proper conduct and livelihood, asserting that resorting to begging is not appropriate for a kṣatriya, and citing the consensus of āśrama-following authorities.