Shloka 231
Draupadī’s Lament and Theodicy: Dharma, Dice, and Īśvara’s Governance (Āraṇyaka-parva 31)
आर्ष प्रमाणमुत्क्रम्य धर्म न प्रतिपालयन् । सर्वशास्त्रातिगो मूढ: शं जन्मसु न विन्दति
ārṣa-pramāṇam utkramya dharmaṁ na pratipālayan | sarva-śāstrātigo mūḍhaḥ śaṁ janmasu na vindati ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「聖仙の権威ある規範を踏み越え、ダルマを守らぬ者は、たとえ『あらゆるシャーストラを超えた』と称しても、なお迷妄に沈み、幾度の生においても真の安寧を得ない。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma should be upheld in alignment with reliable, ṛṣi-sanctioned authority (ārṣa-pramāṇa). Claiming to be ‘beyond all śāstras’ while neglecting dharma is portrayed as delusion, leading to a lack of lasting welfare (śam) even across multiple births.
Yudhiṣṭhira is articulating a moral judgment: he criticizes those who disregard the traditional standards of the seers and fail to practice dharma, warning that such arrogance or antinomianism results in spiritual and ethical ruin rather than peace or auspiciousness.