Shloka 11
अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment
एवमारण्यशास्त्राणामुग्रमुग्रतरं विधिम् । सेवमान: प्रतीक्षिष्ये देहस्यास्य समापनम्,इस प्रकार वनवासी मुनियोंके लिये शास्त्रमें बताये हुए कठोर-से-कठोर नियमोंका पालन करता हुआ इस शरीरकी आयु समाप्त होनेकी बाट देखता रहूँगा
evam āraṇyaśāstrāṇām ugram ugrataraṁ vidhim | sevamānaḥ pratīkṣiṣye dehasyāsya samāpanam ||
かくして、森に住む修行者のために聖典が定める最も苛烈—しかもいよいよ苛烈—な戒律を守り、この身の寿命が尽きる時を待とう。この決意においてユディシュティラは、忍耐と自制をダルマにかなう倫理的応答として据える。逃避ではなく、命が自然に終わるその時まで、厳しい苦行を自ら選び取って受け入れるのである。
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches steadfast adherence to prescribed dharma through austerity and restraint: one should follow the disciplined path appropriate to one’s chosen life-stage or vow, enduring hardship without impatience, and accept the natural end of life without forcing it.
Yudhiṣṭhira speaks of his resolve to live by the strict rules laid down for forest-dwelling ascetics, committing himself to severe observances and to patiently await the completion of his bodily lifespan.