Shloka 13
Adhyāya 59: Vidura’s Admonition to Duryodhana after the Summons of Draupadī (सभा पर्व)
शकुने! हमलोग जिस धनसे अपनी शक्तिके अनुसार ब्राह्मणोंकी रक्षा करनेका ही प्रयत्न करते हैं, उसको तुम जूआ खेलकर हमलोगोंसे हड़पनेकी चेष्टा न करो ।।
śakune! nikṛtyā kāmaye nāhaṃ sukhāny uta dhanāni vā | kitavasyeha kṛtino vṛttam etan na pūjyate ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「シャクニよ、我らが力に応じてブラーフマナたちを守り支えるために用いているその財を、賭博によって我らから奪おうとしてはならぬ。私は欺きの振る舞いによって快楽や富を得たいとは望まない。この世で賢者は、賭博者の所業を誉れあるものとは見なさぬからだ。」
युधिषछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth and pleasure should not be pursued through nikṛti (deceit) or gambling; the wise do not honor the conduct of a kitava (gambler). Dharma requires integrity and responsible use of wealth, especially for protecting and supporting Brāhmaṇas.
In the lead-up to the dice match, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Śakuni, warning him not to try to take the Pāṇḍavas’ wealth through gambling. He frames the issue ethically: their wealth is meant for righteous obligations, and deceitful gambling is socially and morally disapproved by the learned.