Shloka 25
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament for Karṇa and Renunciation-Oriented Self-Assessment (शोक-प्रलापः / त्याग-प्रवृत्तिः)
नामात्यसुहदां वाक््यं न च श्रुतवतां श्रुतम् । न रत्नानि पराध्यानि न भूर्न द्रविणागम:
nāmātya-suhṛdāṁ vākyaṁ na ca śrutavatāṁ śrutam | na ratnāni parādhyānī na bhūr na draviṇāgamaḥ ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「彼らは大臣や善意の友の忠告にさえ耳を貸せず、聖なる伝承に通じた者たちの学識にも触れられなかった。さらに、貴い宝物も、大地の覇権も、絶え間なく流れ込む富も、味わう機会を得なかった。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the tragedy of ignoring or being deprived of wise counsel and learning: without heeding ministers, friends, and the learned, one loses not only moral guidance but also the very conditions for stable prosperity—treasures, sovereignty, and sustained wealth.
In Śānti Parva’s reflective setting after the war, Yudhiṣṭhira laments the losses and missed possibilities: those involved did not (or could not) benefit from the guidance of advisers and scholars, and consequently never truly enjoyed the fruits of power—jewels, kingdom, and wealth—before ruin overtook them.