Shloka 6
Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः
एतान् निहत्य समरे ये च तस्य पदानुगा: । तांश्व सर्वान् विनिर्जित्य सहितान् सनराधिपान्,युद्धमें इनको और इनके सब सेवकोंको अन्य राजाओंसहित परास्त करके हम सब लोग धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको पुनः चक्रवर्ती नरेशके पदपर अभिषिक्त करें। जो दूसरेके साथ छल-कपट अथवा धोखा करके सुख भोग रहा हो उसे मार डालना चाहिये, यह सनातन धर्म है
etān nihatya samare ye ca tasya padānugāḥ | tāṁś ca sarvān vinirjitya sahitān sa-narādhipān |
Tendo abatido estes na batalha, e também os que seguem as suas pegadas, e depois de os subjugarmos por completo juntamente com os seus reis aliados, consagraremos novamente Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira ao posto de soberano universal. Pois é tido como regra eterna do dharma que aquele que desfruta da prosperidade por meio de engano, fraude ou traição contra outrem merece ser derrubado.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames warfare as an instrument of dharma when used to remove rulers who prosper through deceit and to restore rightful, ethical kingship—here, the re-establishment of Yudhiṣṭhira as sovereign.
Vāyudeva declares an intention to defeat the principal wrongdoers and their followers and allied kings in battle, and then to re-consecrate Yudhiṣṭhira as a paramount ruler, justifying the action as consistent with ancient dharma against treacherous enjoyment of power.