Shloka 666
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
अन्योन्यं समनुज्ञाप्य जग्मतुः स्वगृहान् प्रति । “राजन! आप सदा सावधान रहकर प्रजाजनोंके पालनमें लगे रहें। जैसे सब प्राणी मेघको
anyonyam samanujñāpya jagmatuḥ svagṛhān prati | rājann! āp sadā sāvadhāna rahkar prajājanon-ke pālana-meṃ lage raheṃ | yathā sarva-prāṇino meghaṃ, pakṣiṇo mahān vṛkṣaṃ, sampūrṇā devatā indraṃ ca sva-jīvanasyādhāraṃ manyamānāḥ tam āśrayante, tathā sarve bandhu-bāndhavā jīvana-nirvāhāya tava āśrayaṃ gṛhṇīyuḥ | śrīkṛṣṇaś ca yudhiṣṭhiraś ca itthaṃ parasparaṃ saṃbhāṣya anyonyasyājñāṃ gṛhītvā sva-sva-sthānaṃ jagmatuḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。互いに別れの許しを取り交わすと、二人はそれぞれの住まいへと帰っていった。「王よ、常に警醒を保ち、民を守り養うことに励みなさい。万の生きものが雨雲に依り、鳥が大樹に身を寄せ、諸天がインドラを命の支えとして仰ぐように、あなたの親族と同盟者もまた、生計と安寧のためにあなたを依りどころとすべきである。」このように語り合って、シュリー・クリシュナとユディシュティラは互いに暇を告げ、それぞれの場所へ赴いた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s dharma is vigilant protection and sustenance of the subjects; the ruler should become a reliable refuge so that dependents—subjects and kin—can live securely, just as beings rely on rain, birds on a great tree, and the gods on Indra.
After a counsel-filled exchange, Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira formally take leave of each other and depart to their respective residences, marking a transition in the Sabha Parva episode.