Shloka 14
स्त्रीपर्व — अध्याय १५: गान्धारी-युधिष्ठिर-संवादः
Gandhārī’s Confrontation and Consolation of Yudhiṣṭhira
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत स्त्रीपर्वके अन्तर्गत जलप्रदानिकपर्वमें गान्धारीकी सान्त्वनगाविषयक चौदहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,सद्धिविरगर्हितं घोरमनार्यजनसेवितम् । क्रूर कर्माकृथास्तस्मात्तदयुक्तं वृकोदर
saddhiviragarhitaṃ ghoraṃ anāryajanasevitam | krūra karma akṛthās tasmāt tad ayuktaṃ vṛkodara ||
सद्धिविरगर्हितं घोरमनार्यजनसेवितम्। क्रूरं कर्माकृथास्तस्मात् तदयुक्तं वृकोदर॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the aftermath of war, actions are judged by dharma: cruelty and acts associated with ignoble conduct are censured, and one is held accountable for deeds deemed improper by the virtuous.
Vaiśampāyana reports a rebuke addressed to Vṛkodara (Bhīma), condemning a particular harsh deed as dreadful and unethical, emphasizing that it was unworthy of a noble person.