Shloka 1
ऑपन-माज (_) अऑ-आकऋााज त्रिसप्ततितमो< ध्याय: धृतराष्ट्रका युधिष्ठिरको सारा धन लौटाकर एवं समझा- बुझाकर इन्द्रप्रस्थ जानेका आदेश देना युधिछिर उवाच राजन् कि करवामस्ते प्रशाध्यस्मांस्त्वमी श्वर: । नित्यं हि स्थातुमिच्छामस्तव भारत शासने
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | rājan kiṃ karavāmas te praśādhyāsmāṃs tvam īśvaraḥ | nityaṃ hi sthātum icchāmas tava bhārata śāsane ||
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । राजन् किं करवामस्ते प्रशाध्यस्मांस्त्वमीश्वरः । नित्यं हि स्थातुमिच्छामस्तव भारत शासने ॥
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma in the form of disciplined obedience and humility toward legitimate authority: Yudhiṣṭhira presents himself and his brothers as willing to act only by the king’s command, emphasizing restraint and respect for governance.
In the aftermath of the dice-hall crisis, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra, asking what he should do next and affirming his readiness to remain under the king’s rule—setting the tone for Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s subsequent instructions and decisions.