Shloka 7
आददानस्यथ चेद् राज्यं ये केचित् परिपन्थिन: । हन्तव्यास्त इति प्राज्ञा: क्षत्रधर्मविदो विदु:
ādadānasya atha ced rājyaṃ ye kecit paripanthinaḥ | hantavyās ta iti prājñāḥ kṣatradharmavido viduḥ ||
भीम ने कहा—राज्य ग्रहण करते समय जो कोई बाधक या विरोधी बनकर खड़े हों, क्षत्रधर्म के ज्ञाता विद्वान उन्हें वध-योग्य बताते हैं।
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse states a hard-edged principle of kṣatriya-dharma: when rightful sovereignty is being assumed or restored, active obstructers who oppose that political act are treated as hostile enemies, and authoritative tradition deems their killing a duty within the warrior code.
Bhīma is speaking within the Shānti Parva’s discussions on governance and duty, asserting a kṣatriya standpoint: in the process of securing or reclaiming rule, those who stand as opponents or impediments are to be dealt with lethally, as taught by experts in royal/warrior dharma.