Shloka 73
Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
काशिराज उवाच
किमलर्क ! परित्यक्तं राज्यं ते संयुगं विना ।
क्षत्रियस्य न धर्मोऽयं भवांश्च क्षत्रधर्मवित् ॥
kāśirāja uvāca kim alarka! parityaktaṃ rājyaṃ te saṃyugaṃ vinā / kṣatriyasya na dharmo 'yaṃ bhavāṃś ca kṣatradharmavit
กษัตริย์แห่งกาศีกล่าวว่า “โอ้ อลรกะ! เหตุใดเจ้าจึงละทิ้งราชอาณาจักรโดยไม่ทำศึก? นั่นมิใช่หน้าที่แห่งกษัตริยะ และเจ้าก็เป็นผู้รู้ธรรมของกษัตริยะ”
{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
The verse articulates the orthodox social-ethical view: rulers must not abdicate responsibility out of fear or weakness; renunciation must be distinguished from escapism.
Dharma instruction embedded in vaṃśānucarita (royal conduct).
The objection represents the ‘voice of varṇāśrama’—the binding power of role-identity. The later teaching (Alarka’s reply) typically resolves this by elevating inner freedom over role.