Shloka 15
युधिछिर उवाच वर्षाणि द्वादशारण्ये त्रयोदशमुपस्थितम् । तत्र नो नाभिजानीयुर्वसतो मनुजा: क्वचित्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca varṣāṇi dvādaśāraṇye trayodaśam upasthitam | tatra no nābhijānīyur vasato manujāḥ kvacit ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Kami telah menyelesaikan dua belas tahun di rimba, dan kini tahun ketiga belas telah tiba. Anugerahkanlah karunia agar, di mana pun kami tinggal selama masa itu, manusia tidak akan mengenali kami kapan pun.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as disciplined fidelity to one’s pledged terms: success depends not only on endurance (twelve years of exile) but also on careful conduct and restraint in the final year, ensuring the vow is fulfilled without provoking recognition.
Yudhiṣṭhira, mindful that the exile’s final condition is the thirteenth year of living unrecognized, asks for a boon or assurance that the Pandavas can reside anywhere during that year without being identified by people.