Shloka 46
Daṇḍa as the Foundation of Social Order (दण्डप्रतिष्ठा)
यदीद धर्मतो राज्यं विहितं यद्यधर्मत:ः । कार्यस्तत्र न शोको वै भुड्क्ष्य भोगान् यजस्व च,यह राज्य धर्मसे प्राप्त हुआ हो या अधर्मसे, इसके लिये शोक नहीं करना चाहिये। आप भोग भोगिये और यज्ञ कीजिये
yadīdaṃ dharmato rājyaṃ vihitaṃ yady adharmataḥ | kāryas tatra na śoko vai bhuṅkṣva bhogān yajāsva ca ||
อรชุนกล่าวว่า “ไม่ว่าราชสมบัตินี้จะมาถึงท่านด้วยธรรมะหรือแม้ด้วยอธรรมะ ก็ไม่ควรโศกเศร้าเพราะเหตุนั้น จงรับเสวยโภคะที่เป็นส่วนของท่าน และประกอบยัญญะด้วยเถิด”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not be consumed by grief over the moral ambiguity of political power; instead, stabilize the mind, accept what has come, and uphold dharma through rightful enjoyment and the performance of yajña (social-religious duty).
Arjuna addresses another party about the acquisition of kingship, arguing that whether sovereignty was obtained through righteous means or not, lamentation is unproductive; one should proceed by living responsibly and maintaining dharmic order through sacrifice and duty.