Shloka 6
Adhyāya 20 — Rājadharma Argument for Paternal Inheritance and Timely Conciliation
एवंगते पाण्डवेयैरविंदितं व: पुरा यथा । न प्राप्तं पैतृक द्रव्यं धृतराष्ट्रण संवृतम्,“धृतराष्ट्रने सारा धन अपने अधिकारमें कर लिया; इसलिये पाण्घुपुत्रोंको पैतृक धन नहीं मिला है, यह बात आपलोग पहलेसे ही जानते हैं
evaṃgate pāṇḍaveyair avinditaṃ vaḥ purā yathā | na prāptaṃ paitṛka-dravyaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa saṃvṛtam ||
ดังที่พวกท่านรู้กันมาแต่ก่อน เหตุการณ์มาถึงขั้นนี้แล้วว่า ในเรื่องนี้เหล่าปาณฑพหาได้มีมลทินไม่; ทรัพย์มรดกบรรพชนมิได้ตกถึงพวกเขา เพราะธฤตราษฏระกักไว้ภายใต้อำนาจของตนเอง
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic failure: rightful ancestral property should not be withheld. By stating the Pāṇḍavas are 'avindita' (blameless) and that the paternal wealth was kept back by Dhṛtarāṣṭra, it frames injustice in governance and family duty as a key ethical cause of escalating conflict.
Vaiśampāyana reminds the audience that it was already known: the Pāṇḍavas did not receive their paternal inheritance because Dhṛtarāṣṭra retained control over the wealth. This functions as a narrative recap of the grievance underlying the political dispute between the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas.