Shloka 19
Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)
इन्द्रप्रस्थगतं वीरमभ्येत्य स युधिष्ठटिरम् । ततो माद्रीसुत: श्रीमान् धनं तस्मै न््यवेदयेत्,तदनन्तर श्रीमान् माद्रीकुमारने इन्द्रप्रस्थमें विराजमान वीरवर राजा युधिष्ठिससे मिलकर वह सारा धन उन्हें समर्पित कर दिया
indraprasthagataṁ vīram abhyetya sa yudhiṣṭhiram | tato mādrīsutaḥ śrīmān dhanaṁ tasmai nyavedayat |
वैशम्पायन उवाच— इन्द्रप्रस्थगतं वीरमभ्येत्य स युधिष्ठिरम् । ततो माद्रीसुतः श्रीमान् धनं तस्मै न्यवेदयत् ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth gained in service or conquest is not treated as private spoil but is placed under dharma-guided authority; the episode highlights loyalty, accountability, and the ideal that resources should serve righteous governance rather than personal pride.
A son of Mādrī comes to Indraprastha, meets King Yudhiṣṭhira, and formally hands over the wealth he has brought/obtained, reinforcing Yudhiṣṭhira’s central role as the dharmic steward of the Pāṇḍavas’ prosperity.