Shloka 163
Nahūṣa-Ājagara Saṃvāda: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Definition of Brāhmaṇa and the ‘Vedyam’ Debate
आपको धनकी प्राप्ति हो और आपका एऐश्वर्य बढ़े, यही हमारा प्रधान लक्ष्य है। अतः हमलोग शत्रुओंसे भिड़कर वैरकी शान्ति करेंगे
āpo dhanasya prāptiṁ labhadhvaṁ ca yuṣmākaṁ aiśvaryaṁ vardhatām—etad asmākaṁ pradhānaṁ lakṣyam; ataḥ vayaṁ śatrubhiḥ saṁyujya vairasya śāntiṁ kariṣyāmaḥ.
“Que obtenhas riqueza e que tua prosperidade aumente—este é o nosso propósito maior. Por isso, enfrentando os inimigos em batalha, poremos fim a esta inimizade.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames artha (material gain and prosperity) as a stated objective and presents decisive confrontation as a means to end a feud—highlighting a pragmatic, statecraft-oriented ethic where peace is sought through the resolution (even forceful) of hostility.
The speaker declares a strategic intent: to secure wealth and increase prosperity, and therefore to engage enemies directly so that the ongoing enmity may be pacified and brought to closure.