Shloka 4
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas
अप्रकाशान्यप्रियाणि चकारास्य वृकोदर: । जआज्ञां प्रत्यहरच्चापि कृतज्ै: पुरुषै: सदा
aprakāśāny apriyāṇi ca cakārāsya vṛkodaraḥ | ājñāṃ pratyaharac cāpi kṛtajñaiḥ puruṣaiḥ sadā ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ພີມະ (ວຶກໂກດະຣະ) ໄດ້ເຮັດກິດການຫຼາຍຢ່າງໃຫ້ພຣະອົງ—ເປັນກິດທີ່ຄວນປິດບັງ ບໍ່ຄວນເວົ້າອອກ ແລະເປັນວຽກທີ່ບໍ່ນ່າພໍໃຈຈະເຮັດ; ອີກທັງຍັງຮັບປະກັນໃຫ້ພຣະບັນຊາຖືກປະຕິບັດຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ—ໂດຍໃຊ້ຄົນທີ່ສັດຊື່ ແລະຮູ້ຄຸນຮູ້ໜ້າທີ່ເທົ່ານັ້ນ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that fulfilling dharma and rightful authority can involve difficult, unpleasant, and confidential actions; such tasks should be handled with discretion and entrusted to reliable, duty-conscious people.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes Bhīma acting as an effective executor: he undertakes certain sensitive and disagreeable tasks on someone’s behalf and ensures orders are implemented through loyal, obligation-remembering agents.