Shloka 7
प्राग्ज्योतिषे वज्रदत्त-धनंजय-समागमः
Vajradatta Confronts Dhanaṃjaya at Prāgjyotiṣa
स हि वीर: प्रयास्यन् वै धर्मराजेन वारितः । हतबान्धवा न ते पार्थ हन्तव्या: पार्थिवा इति
sa hi vīraḥ prayāsyan vai dharmarājena vāritaḥ | hatabāndhavā na te pārtha hantavyāḥ pārthivā iti ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—जब वह वीर अर्जुन प्रस्थान करने लगे, तब धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर ने यह कहकर उन्हें रोका—“पार्थ! जिन राजाओं के बन्धु-बान्धव कुरुक्षेत्र-युद्ध में मारे गए हैं, उन पार्थिवों का वध तुम्हें नहीं करना चाहिए।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even for a victorious warrior, dharma may require restraint: those already devastated by war (bereaved rulers) should not be targeted again, emphasizing compassion and the prevention of needless violence.
As Arjuna prepares to depart on a mission, Yudhiṣṭhira stops him and instructs him not to kill kings whose brothers and relatives have already been slain in the Kurukṣetra war.