Shloka 6
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament for Karṇa and Renunciation-Oriented Self-Assessment (शोक-प्रलापः / त्याग-प्रवृत्तिः)
साधु क्षमा दम: शौचं वैराग्यं चाप्यमत्सर: । अहिंसा सत्यवचनं नित्यानि वनचारिणाम्
sādhu kṣamā damaḥ śaucaṃ vairāgyaṃ cāpy amatsaraḥ | ahiṃsā satyavacanaṃ nityāni vanacāriṇām ||
युधिष्ठिर ने कहा—क्षमा, मन-इन्द्रियों का संयम, भीतर-बाहर की शुद्धि, वैराग्य, ईर्ष्या का अभाव, अहिंसा और सत्यवचन—ये वनवासियों के नित्य धर्म हैं; और निश्चय ही श्रेष्ठ हैं।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines the enduring ethical disciplines of a forest-dwelling life: patience/forgiveness, restraint, inner and outer purity, detachment, freedom from envy, non-violence, and truthfulness—presented as exemplary, steady forms of dharma.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a concise list of virtues associated with those who live in the forest, highlighting the moral and spiritual orientation of renunciation and disciplined conduct.