Shloka 163
Āśvamedhika-parva, Adhyāya 14
Consolation of Yudhiṣṭhira; Rites and Gifts; Return to Hastināpura
धृतराष्ट्र पुरस्कृत्य विवेश गजसाह्वयम् । तत्पश्चात् ब्राह्मणोंको बहुत-सा धन देकर पाण्डवशिरोमणि युधिष्ठिरने धृतराष्ट्रको आगे करके हस्तिनापुरमें प्रवेश किया
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ puraskṛtya viveśa gajasāhvayam | tatpaścāt brāhmaṇebhyo bahu-sā dhanaṃ dattvā pāṇḍavaśiromaṇiḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ dhṛtarāṣṭram agre kṛtvā hastināpuraṃ praviśat |
धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य विवेश गजसाह्वयम् । ततः परं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो बहु धनं प्रदाय पाण्डवशिरोमणिर्युधिष्ठिरो धृतराष्ट्रं पुरतः कृत्वा हस्तिनापुरं प्रविवेश ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after gaining sovereignty, a righteous king upholds dharma by honoring elders with precedence and by supporting the learned through generous dāna; power is shown through humility and responsibility, not triumphalism.
Yudhiṣṭhira enters Hastināpura, deliberately placing Dhṛtarāṣṭra in front as a mark of respect, and he distributes substantial wealth to brāhmaṇas before/alongside this entry, signaling a dharmic restoration of order after the conflict.