Shloka 34
अध्याय २९ — वासुदेव–संजय संवादः
Karma, Varṇa-Dharma, and the Ethics of Governance
या नो भार्या: संजय वेत्थ तत्र तासां सर्वासां कुशल तात पृच्छे: । सुसंगुप्ता: सुरभयो5नवद्या: कच्चिद् गृहानावसथाप्रमत्ता:
yā no bhāryāḥ sañjaya vettha tatra tāsāṁ sarvāsāṁ kuśala tāta pṛcchaḥ | susaṁguptāḥ surabhayo 'navadyāḥ kaccid gṛhān āvasathāpramattāḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Sañjaya, engkau mengenali isteri-isteri saudara-saudara kami yang berada di Hastināpura. Sahabatku, tanyakanlah khabar sejahtera mereka semua. Adakah mereka dilindungi dengan baik dan hidup tanpa cela? Adakah mereka memperoleh minyak wangi, pes harum, dan perhiasan yang diperlukan? Adakah mereka tetap berjaga-jaga dan berhati-hati dalam urusan rumah tangga?”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political crisis, dharma includes attentive care for dependents: ensuring women’s safety, dignity, material needs, and a blameless, vigilant household life. Welfare (kuśala) is not only physical security but also ethical and social well-being.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Sañjaya, who has come from Hastināpura, and asks him to convey inquiries about the well-being of the Pāṇḍavas’ womenfolk there—whether they are protected, provided for, and living carefully and without reproach.