Shloka 15
युधिछिर उवाच वर्षाणि द्वादशारण्ये त्रयोदशमुपस्थितम् । तत्र नो नाभिजानीयुर्वसतो मनुजा: क्वचित्,युधिष्ठिर बोले--हम बारह वर्षतक वनमें रह चुके। अब तेरहवाँ वर्ष आ लगा है। अतः ऐसा वर दीजिये कि इसमें कहीं भी रहनेपर लोग हमें पहचान न सकें
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca varṣāṇi dvādaśāraṇye trayodaśam upasthitam | tatra no nābhijānīyur vasato manujāḥ kvacit ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「我らは森にて十二年を終え、いま十三年目が到来した。ゆえに願う。此の年、いずこに住まおうとも、人々がいついかなる時も我らを見分け得ぬよう、その恩寵を授け給え。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as disciplined fidelity to one’s pledged terms: success depends not only on endurance (twelve years of exile) but also on careful conduct and restraint in the final year, ensuring the vow is fulfilled without provoking recognition.
Yudhiṣṭhira, mindful that the exile’s final condition is the thirteenth year of living unrecognized, asks for a boon or assurance that the Pandavas can reside anywhere during that year without being identified by people.