Shloka 34
Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris
Udyoga-parva 94
शुक्ला वदान्या ह्वीमन्त आर्या: पुण्याभिजातय: । अन्योन्यसचिवा राजंस्तान् पाहि महतो भयात्,राजन! ये सब नरेश शुद्ध, उदार, लज्जाशील, श्रेष्ठ, पवित्र कुलोंमें उत्पन्न और एक- दूसरेके सहायक हैं। आप इन सबकी महान् भयसे रक्षा कीजिये
śuklā vadānyā hrīmantā āryāḥ puṇyābhijātayaḥ | anyonya-sacivā rājan tān pāhi mahato bhayāt ||
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वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s dharma includes safeguarding virtuous and allied rulers—those marked by purity, generosity, modesty, and noble birth—especially when a great danger threatens the political and moral order.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating the events, urges the addressed king to protect a group of righteous, mutually supportive kings from an impending major threat, emphasizing their moral qualities and the ruler’s responsibility toward them.