Shloka 6
धर्मसूक्ष्मे त्यागप्रधान्यविचारः
Subtle Dharma and the Primacy of Renunciation
युद्धधर्मेषु सर्वेषु क्रियाणां नैपुणेषु च न त्वया सदृश: वक्षित् त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते
yuddhadharmeṣu sarveṣu kriyāṇāṃ naipuṇeṣu ca na tvayā sadṛśaḥ vaktā triṣu lokeṣu vidyate
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Sa bawat bahagi ng mga tungkulin ng digmaan, at sa husay ng pagsasagawa ng lahat ng gawaing praktikal, walang masusumpungang tagapagsalita na kapantay mo sa tatlong daigdig.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that ethical conduct in war (yuddha-dharma) and competence in action require authoritative guidance; true excellence is not merely martial power but clear, reliable instruction grounded in dharma.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a revered instructor and acknowledges that no one equals him in explaining the duties of warfare and the skilled performance of necessary actions, thereby affirming the teacher’s authority before further counsel is sought.