Shloka 43
Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris
Udyoga-parva 94
तस्मिन् नः समये तिष्ठ स्थितानां भरतर्षभ । नित्यं संक्लेशिता राजन् स्वराज्यांशं लभेमहि
tasmin naḥ samaye tiṣṭha sthitānāṃ bharatarṣabha | nityaṃ saṅkleśitā rājan svarājyāṃśaṃ labhemahi ||
हे भरतश्रेष्ठ! आम्ही आपल्या प्रतिज्ञेवर अढळ राहिलो आहोत; म्हणून या वेळी तुम्हीही आमच्याशी केलेल्या वचनावर ठाम रहा. राजन्! आम्ही सतत क्लेश सोसले; आता आम्हाला आमचा न्याय्य राज्यभाग मिळायला हवा.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness to one’s pledged word and the ethical demand for just restitution: those who have endured wrong and hardship should receive their rightful share, and rulers should uphold agreements in accordance with dharma.
In the context of Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, a speaker urges the addressed king/prince—called “best of the Bharatas”—to remain firm in the agreed pledge, emphasizing that the long-suffering party now deserves its legitimate portion of sovereignty.