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
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
na pārthivam idaṁ rājyaṁ na bhogāś ca pṛthagvidhāḥ |
prīṇayanti mano me 'dya śoko māṁ rundhayaty ayam ||
ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਹੇ ਮੁਨੀ! ਨਾ ਇਹ ਧਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਰਾਜ, ਨਾ ਹੀ ਨਾਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਭੋਗ—ਅੱਜ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਹ ਸ਼ੋਕ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਚੌਹੀਂ ਪਾਸੀਂ ਘੇਰੀ ਬੈਠਾ ਹੈ।
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.