Shloka 113
धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance
याचितो य: पुरास्माभि: पश्य कालस्य पर्ययम् । “महाबाहो! सौभाग्यकी बात है कि आज राजा धृतराष्ट्र हमलोगोंसे धनकी याचना करते हैं। समयका उलट-फेर तो देखिये। पहले हमलोग जिनसे याचना करते थे
yācito yaḥ purāsmābhiḥ paśya kālasya paryayam | mahābāho! saubhāgyakī bāta hai ki āja rājā dhṛtarāṣṭra hamalogoṃse dhanakī yācanā karate haiṃ | samayakā ulaṭa-phera to dekhiye | pahale hamaloga jinase yācanā karate the, āja ve hī hamase yācanā karate haiṃ |
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Masdan ang pagbaligtad na idinulot ng panahon. Siya na minsan nating nilapitan upang humingi—O makapangyarihang may malalakas na bisig—ngayon ay si Haring Dhṛtarāṣṭra mismo ang humihingi sa atin ng yaman. Tingnan kung paanong umiikot ang kapalaran: yaong dati nating pinakikiusapan, ngayo’y sila ang nakikiusap sa atin.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kāla-paryaya—the inevitable reversal brought by time—urging humility and ethical awareness: status and dependence can change, so one should not be arrogant in prosperity nor despair in adversity.
Vaiśampāyana remarks on an ironic turn: King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, once the one from whom others sought favors, is now in a position of need and asks the others for wealth, illustrating the shifting nature of worldly power.