Shloka 6
अध्याय ३० — क्रोधदोषाः क्षमाप्रशंसा च
Defects of Anger and the Praise of Forbearance
धर्मार्थमेव ते राज्यं धर्मार्थ जीवितं च ते । ब्राह्मणा गुरवश्वचैव जानन्त्यापि च देवता:,आपका राज्य धर्मके लिये ही है, आपका जीवन भी धर्मके लिये ही है। ब्राह्मण, गुरुजन और देवता सभी इस बातको जानते हैं
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | dharmārtham eva te rājyaṃ dharmārthaṃ jīvitaṃ ca te | brāhmaṇā guravaś caiva jānanti api ca devatāḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Tua realeza existe somente pelo dharma, e tua própria vida também é pelo dharma. Os brāhmaṇas, os mestres veneráveis e até os deuses o sabem.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rule and personal survival are not ends in themselves for a king; they are instruments for upholding dharma. Yudhiṣṭhira frames sovereignty and life as responsibilities accountable to moral, social, and divine authorities (brāhmaṇas, gurus, and the gods).
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a ruler (or one being urged toward rightful conduct), reminding him that his legitimacy and even his life are grounded in service to dharma, a fact recognized by respected human authorities and by the divine order.