Shloka 30
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
यस्तु नापेक्षते कंचित् सहायं विजये स्थित:
yastu nāpekṣate kañcit sahāyaṃ vijaye sthitaḥ
អម្បារីសាបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «ប៉ុន្តែអ្នកណា ទោះឈរនៅកណ្ដាលជ័យជម្នះ ក៏មិនមើលរកអ្នកណាមកជួយ មិនពឹងពាក់លើនរណា មិនស្វែងរកជំនួយ—នោះបង្ហាញចិត្តដែលពឹងខ្លួនឯងខ្លាំង ដល់ថ្នាក់ងាយរអិលទៅជាមោទនភាព និងឯកោពីពាក្យណែនាំត្រឹមត្រូវ»។
अम्बरीष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical warning: success and victory should not make one dismiss the need for support, guidance, or allies. Refusing all help in triumph can indicate arrogance and a dangerous independence from wise counsel, which dharma-oriented leadership requires.
Ambarīṣa is speaking in the Śānti-parvan’s reflective setting, where ideals of conduct and governance are discussed. Here he points to a particular disposition—one who, even in victory, does not seek any helper—introducing a moral evaluation of character in the context of power and success.