Shloka 9
अश्वमेधीयस्य हयस्य दक्षिणापश्चिमगमनम् — The Sacrificial Horse’s Southern and Western Circuit
त॑ युध्यमान राजान क्षत्रधर्मे व्यवस्थितम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | taṁ yudhyamānaṁ rājānaṁ kṣatradharme vyavasthitam arjunenaivam uktaḥ— “vīra! na te yuddhena kaścid arthaḥ. mahārāja-yudhiṣṭhirasya eṣā ājñā— na rājñāṁ vadhaṁ kariṣyāmi. tasmād yuddhān nivartasva, yathā adya tava parājayo na bhavet.”
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອເຫັນກະສັດນັ້ນຍືນຢູ່ໃນທຳຂອງກະສັດນັກຮົບ (ກະສັດຕຣິຍະທຳ) ແລະມຸ່ງຈະຮົບ, ອາຣຈຸນໄດ້ກ່າວດັ່ງນີ້: “ໂອ້ ວີຣະບຸລຸດ! ການຮົບນີ້ບໍ່ມີຜົນປະໂຫຍດແກ່ທ່ານ. ພຣະມະຫາກະສັດ ຢຸທິສຖິຣ ໄດ້ມີຮັບສັ່ງໃຫ້ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າບໍ່ຂ້າບັນດາກະສັດ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຈົ່ງຖອນຕົວອອກຈາກການຮົບ ເພື່ອທ່ານຈະບໍ່ປະສົບຄວາມພ່າຍແພ້ໃນມື້ນີ້.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within kṣatriya-dharma, violence is bounded by higher ethical constraints: Arjuna restrains himself out of obedience to Yudhiṣṭhira’s injunction, showing that rightful command and dharma can limit the pursuit of victory.
A king confronts Arjuna in battle. Arjuna warns him that fighting is futile because Arjuna has been ordered by Yudhiṣṭhira not to kill kings; he urges the opponent to withdraw to avoid defeat.