Shloka 26
Aśvamedha-dīkṣā, Vyāsa’s horse-release, and Arjuna’s departure with Gāṇḍīva (आश्वमेधिक-दीक्षा तथा हय-उत्सर्गः)
कुटुम्बतन्त्रे च तदा सहदेवं॑ युधां पतिम् । अनुमान्य महीपाल धृतराष्ट्र युधिष्ठिर:
kutuṃba-tantre ca tadā sahadevaṃ yudhāṃ patim | anumānya mahīpāla dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkaraan, nang makuha ang pagsang-ayon ni Haring Dhṛtarāṣṭra, itinalaga ni Yudhiṣṭhira si Sahadeva—pinuno sa hanay ng mga mandirigma—sa pamamahala ng mga gawain ng sambahayan at pamilya, upang mapanatili ang kaayusang panloob at maalagaan ang mga umaasa ayon sa tungkulin.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous rule includes orderly care of households and dependents, and wise governance proceeds through consultation and legitimate assent—here, Yudhiṣṭhira acts with restraint and propriety by securing Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s approval and assigning a capable person to domestic administration.
In the Ashvamedhika context of reorganizing the kingdom after upheaval, Yudhiṣṭhira, with Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s consent, entrusts Sahadeva—renowned as a warrior—with responsibility for managing matters connected with household/family maintenance and related administrative duties.