Mahabharata 3.2.9 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 9
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
द्रौपद्या विप्रकर्षण राज्यापहरणेन च । दुःखार्दितानिमान् क्लेशैरनईहहं योक्तुमिहोत्सहे
draupadyā viprakarṣaṇa-rājyāpaharaṇena ca | duḥkhārditān imān kleśair anaihaṁ yoktum ihotsahe ||
યુધિષ્ઠિર બોલ્યા—દ્રૌપદીના અપમાન અને રાજ્યના અપહરણને કારણે આ લોકો પહેલેથી જ દુઃખથી પીડિત છે; તેથી હું તેમને અહીં વધુ ક્લેશમાં બાંધવા ઇચ્છતો નથી।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A dhārmic leader should not add avoidable burdens to those already suffering; compassion and restraint in command are part of righteous kingship.
In the early forest-exile context, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on the Pāṇḍavas’ grief after Draupadī’s humiliation and the loss of their kingdom, and refuses to impose further hardship on them.
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