Shloka 18
धृतराष्ट्र-सेवा, राज्य-कार्य-विभागः
Service to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Allocation of State Duties
उत्थायोत्थाय तत् कार्यमस्य राज्ञ: पितुर्मम । सर्व भवद्धिः कर्तव्यमप्रमत्तैर्यथायथम्
utthāyotthāya tat kāryam asya rājñaḥ pitur mama | sarvaṁ bhavadbhiḥ kartavyam apramattair yathāyatham ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले—“प्रतिदिन उठून-उठून या राजासाठी—जो माझ्या पित्याप्रमाणे आहे—ते सर्व कार्य तुम्हीच करावे. अप्रमत्त राहून, जसे जसे योग्य तसे यथाविधी पार पाडावे.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma includes attentive, regular service to elders and dependents; duties must be performed without negligence (apramāda) and in a manner suited to each situation (yathāyatham).
After the war, Yudhiṣṭhira arranges for Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s care and instructs trusted attendants—Vidura, Sañjaya, and Yuyutsu—to carry out the king’s daily needs diligently and properly.