Shloka 47
उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana
तान् बद्ध्वा धर्मपाशैश्न स्वैश्व पाशैर्जलेश्वर: । वरुण: सागरे यत्तो नित्यं रक्षति दानवान्,“तबसे जलके स्वामी वरुण उन्हें धर्मपाश एवं वारुणपाशमें बाँधकर प्रतिदिन सावधान रहकर उन दानवोंको समुद्रकी सीमामें ही रखते हैं
tān baddhvā dharmapāśaiś ca svaiś ca pāśair jaleśvaraḥ | varuṇaḥ sāgare yatto nityaṃ rakṣati dānavān ||
彼らをダルマの縄と自らのヴァルナの投げ縄とで縛り上げて、海の主ヴァルナはそのダーナヴァどもを大海の境界の内に閉じ込め、日ごとに怠りなく警戒して抑え守っている。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power must be governed by dharma: even formidable beings are restrained through lawful, moral bonds so that the world’s order and safety are maintained.
Vaiśampāyana describes Varuṇa binding the Dānavas with dharma-bonds and his own nooses, keeping them confined within the ocean’s limits under constant watch.