Shloka 79
विक्रमाधिगता हार्था: क्षत्रधर्मेण जीवत: । मनो मनुष्यस्य सदा प्रीणन्ति पुरुषोत्तम,“पुरुषोत्तम! क्षत्रियधर्मसे जीवननिर्वाह करनेवाले मनुष्यके मनको पराक्रमसे प्राप्त हुआ धन ही सदा संतुष्ट रखता है
vikramādhigatā hārthāḥ kṣatradharmeṇa jīvataḥ | mano manuṣyasya sadā prīṇanti puruṣottama ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ಓ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮ, ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮದಂತೆ ಜೀವನ ನಡೆಸುವ ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ವಿಕ್ರಮದಿಂದ ಗಳಿಸಿದ ಧನವೇ ಸದಾ ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸಿ ಸ್ಥಿರಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
For one committed to kṣatriya-dharma, the ethically appropriate means of livelihood is wealth earned through courage and rightful exertion; such ‘valor-won’ wealth alone brings lasting inner satisfaction, unlike gains obtained by ignoble or improper methods.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a moral point is being stated to ‘Puruṣottama’: the warrior’s life is to be sustained by the duties of his station, and the mind finds contentment when prosperity is acquired through legitimate martial prowess rather than through dishonorable conduct.