Shloka 13
Araṇi Lost to the Deer: Pāṇḍavas Pursue to Preserve Agnihotra (अरणी-हरण प्रसङ्गः)
वरं वृणीष्वाश्वपते मद्रराज यदीप्सितम् । न प्रमादश्न धर्मेषु कर्तव्यस्ते कथठचन,मद्रराज अश्वपते! तुम्हें जो अभीष्ट हो, वह वर माँगो। धर्मोंके पालनमें तुम्हें कभी किसी तरह भी प्रमाद नहीं करना चाहिये
varaṁ vṛṇīṣvāśvapate madrarāja yad īpsitam | na pramādaś ca dharmeṣu kartavyas te kathaṁcana, madrarāja aśvapate ||
ಹೇ ಮದ್ರರಾಜ ಅಶ್ವಪತೇ! ನಿನಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಾದ ವರವನ್ನು ಬೇಡು. ಆದರೆ ಧರ್ಮಗಳ ಆಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನು ಯಾವ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲೂ ಅಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when granting favors or negotiating outcomes, one must insist on unwavering attentiveness to dharma; moral carelessness (pramāda) is portrayed as a primary cause of ethical downfall.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Aśvapati, the Madra king, inviting him to choose a boon, while simultaneously laying down a firm condition: he must not lapse into negligence regarding righteous conduct.