Shloka 2
राजधर्मः—राष्ट्ररक्षणं, दण्डनीतिः, हयग्रीवोपाख्यानम्
Royal Duty: Protection, Penal Policy, and the Hayagrīva Exemplum
युधिषछ्िर उवाच न पार्थिवमिदं राज्यं न भोगाश्च पृथग्विधा: । प्रीणयन्ति मनो मे5द्य शोको मां रुन्धयत्ययम्,युधिष्ठटिर बोले--मुने! यह भूतलका राज्य और ये भिन्न-भिन्न प्रकारके भोग आज मेरे मनको प्रसन्न नहीं कर रहे हैं। यह शोक मुझे चारों ओरसे घेरे हुए है
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
na pārthivam idaṁ rājyaṁ na bhogāś ca pṛthagvidhāḥ |
prīṇayanti mano me 'dya śoko māṁ rundhayaty ayam ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai resi, pada hari ini, baik kedaulatan di bumi mahupun pelbagai kenikmatan tidak menggembirakan hatiku. Dukacita ini mengepungku dari segenap penjuru.”
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly power and sensory enjoyments lose their appeal when the mind is overwhelmed by moral anguish and grief; inner healing and dharma-based counsel become necessary before rulership can be meaningful.
In the Śānti Parva, after the devastation of the Kurukṣetra war, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks to a sage, confessing that kingship and pleasures cannot console him; his sorrow and remorse dominate his mind.