Shloka 1
Khaḍgotpattiḥ (Origin and Dharmic Function of the Sword) | खड्गोत्पत्तिः
भीकम (2 अमान एकोनषष्टर्याधेकशततमो< ध्याय: अज्ञान और लोभको एक दूसरेका कारण बताकर दोनोंकी एकता करना और दोनोंको ही समस्त दोषोंका कारण सिद्ध करना युधिछिर उवाच अनर्थानामधिष्ठानमुक्तो लोभ: पितामह । अज्ञानमपि वै तात श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | anarthānām adhiṣṭhānam ukto lobhaḥ pitāmaha | ajñānam api vai tāta śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ |
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Lolo, naipaliwanag mo na ang kasakiman bilang salalayan ng lahat ng kapahamakan. Ngayon, iginagalang kong ginoo, nais kong marinig din ang tunay na kalikasan ng kamangmangan—upang maunawaan ko ito ayon sa katotohanan.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames greed (lobha) as a foundational cause of harm and urges inquiry into ignorance (ajñāna) as an equally crucial root of wrongdoing. Ethical clarity requires understanding not only overt desire but also the underlying delusion that enables it.
In the Śānti Parva’s teaching dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma as ‘Grandfather’ and, after hearing about greed, requests a truthful explanation of ignorance—seeking deeper insight into the causes of human faults and suffering.