Shloka 65
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
काल्यमानं बल दृष्टवा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठटिर:
kālyamānaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ເມື່ອເຫັນກອງທັບຖືກຂັບດັນໃຫ້ຕົກຢູ່ໃນຄວາມທຸກຍາກ ແລະຖືກກົດດັນຢ່າງໜັກ, ທ່ານທຳມະຣາຊາ ຢຸດທິສຖິຣະ—ຜູ້ໝັ້ນຄົງໃນທຳ—ໄດ້ສັງເກດວ່າສະຖານະການກຳລັງຊົ່ວຮ້າຍລົງ ແລະໃຈຂອງທ່ານຫັນໄປຫາການກະທຳອັນຊອບທຳທີ່ຍັງເຫຼືອຢູ່ທ່າມກາງຄວາມອຶດອັດຂອງສົງຄາມ.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, the ruler identified with dharma must respond to changing realities without losing moral orientation—recognizing suffering and pressure on one’s forces and then choosing the most responsible course of action.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira observes his army being severely pressed in battle; this observation sets up Yudhiṣṭhira’s next decision or response to the crisis on the battlefield.