Shloka 33
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
दृष्टं हि सहदेवेन दिश॑ विजयता तदा । ततस्तां समलंकृत्य कन्यामाहृतवाससम्
dṛṣṭaṃ hi sahadevena diśaṃ vijayatā tadā | tatastāṃ samalaṅkṛtya kanyāmāhṛtavāsasam ||
അന്ന് ദിക്കുകൾ ജയിച്ചു സഞ്ചരിച്ച സഹദേവൻ അവളെ കണ്ടു. തുടർന്ന് ആ കന്യയെ യഥാവിധി അലങ്കരിച്ച് അവൾക്കായി വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ടുവന്നു.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political conquest, conduct should remain governed by dharma—showing restraint, propriety, and protective responsibility toward those encountered, especially the vulnerable.
Bhīṣma narrates that Sahadeva, during his campaign of conquest, saw a maiden; afterward she was respectfully adorned and provided with garments, indicating formal, courtly handling of the situation.