Shloka 18
Vyāsa’s Consolation to Yudhiṣṭhira: Tapas, Kāla, and the Difficulty of Dāna (दान-तपस्-विवेकः)
उत्सृज्यध्वं महावीर्यान् धृतराष्ट्रसुतानिमान् । दारांश्नैषां विमुज्चध्वं धर्मराजस्य शासनात्
utsṛjya-dhvaṁ mahāvīryān dhṛtarāṣṭra-sutān imān | dārān eṣāṁ vimucadhvaṁ dharmarājasya śāsanāt ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Libertai estes filhos de Dhṛtarāṣṭra, homens de grande valor. E, por ordem de Dharmarāja, libertai também as suas esposas.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid conflict, dharma requires restraint and compassion: captives are to be released, and women are not to be treated as spoils but protected and freed, especially under a righteous king’s command.
Vaiśampāyana reports an order issued under Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira): the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra are to be released, and their wives are also to be set free, emphasizing lawful conduct and humane treatment.