Shloka 1
Jarāsandha-prastāvaḥ — Nīti-cintā ca Jarāsandhasya janma-vṛttāntaḥ
The Jarāsandha Prelude: Strategic Counsel and Birth Account
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल २६ श्लोक हैं) ऑपन---ह< बक। ] अत्ऑका:< घोडशो< ध्याय: जरासंधको जीतनेके विषयमें युधिष्ठिरके उत्साहहीन होनेपर अर्जुनका उत्साहपूर्ण उद्गार युधिषछिर उवाच सम्राड्गुणमभीप्सन् वै युष्मान् स्वार्थपरायण: । कथं प्रहिणुयां कृष्ण सो5हं केवलसाहसात्
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
Samrāḍ-guṇam abhīpsan vai yuṣmān svārtha-parāyaṇaḥ |
Kathaṁ prahiṇuyāṁ Kṛṣṇa so ’haṁ kevala-sāhasāt ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「クリシュナよ、たとえ我が身が皇帝にふさわしい徳を得たいと願い、己の目的の成就に心を砕いているとしても、ただ無謀な勇み足だけを頼りに、そなたたち皆をジャラーサンダのもとへ遣わすことなど、どうしてできようか。そなたたちの安危を代価に主権を求めるのは、軽率で利己的な振る舞いにほかならぬ。」
युधिषछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even legitimate political aims (like imperial sovereignty) must be pursued within dharma: a ruler should not endanger allies through mere rash courage or self-serving ambition; prudence and responsibility are integral to true kingship.
At the outset of the Jarāsandha episode in Sabha Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira hesitates: though he aspires to imperial status, he fears that sending Kṛṣṇa and the others against Jarāsandha would be an act of reckless audacity motivated by personal gain.