Shloka 9
तच्चाचष्ट तदा व्यासो मरुत्तस्य धन नृपा: । “ब्रह्मवादी महात्मा व्यासजीका वचन परिणाममें हमारा कल्याण करनेवाला है। कौरवो! इस समय इस सारी पृथ्वीपर रत्न एवं धनका नाश हो गया है; अतः हमारी आर्थिक कठिनाई दूर करनेके लिये व्यासजीने उस दिन हमें मरुत्तके धनका पता बताया था ।। ८६ || यद्येतद् वो बहुमतं मन्यध्वं वा क्षमं यदि
taccācaṣṭa tadā vyāso maruttasya dhanaṁ nṛpāḥ | yady etad vo bahumataṁ manyadhvaṁ vā kṣamaṁ yadi ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: Então Vyāsa revelou aos reis o tesouro de Marutta. «Se isto vos parece agradável, e se o julgais apropriado», disse ele—conduzindo-os a um remédio prático num tempo em que a riqueza e os recursos preciosos se haviam esgotado, mas insistindo em que a decisão repousasse no que fosse justo e aceitável.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when a solution is available (here, knowledge of a treasure), action should be taken only if it is collectively judged to be proper (kṣama) and acceptable (bahumata). The verse frames material relief within ethical deliberation rather than mere expediency.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Vyāsa informs the kings about Marutta’s wealth and presents it as an option, inviting their consent and assessment of its propriety before proceeding.