Shloka 10
Śaṅkha–Likhita Upākhyāna: Daṇḍa, Confession, and the Purification of Kingship (शङ्ख-लिखितोपाख्यानम्)
आददानस्य विजयं विग्रहं च युधिष्ठिर । समानधर्मकुशला: स्थापयन्ति नरेश्वर,“राजा युधिष्ठिर! विषम भावसे रहित धर्ममें कुशल पुरुष विजय पानेकी इच्छावाले राजाके लिये संग्रामकी ही स्थापना करते हैं
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
ādādānasya vijayaṁ vigrahaṁ ca yudhiṣṭhira |
samānadharmakuśalāḥ sthāpayanti nareśvara ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O Yudhiṣṭhira, O panginoon ng mga tao: para sa haring naghahangad ng tagumpay at handang humarap sa tunggalian, yaong mga bihasa sa dharma at walang kinikilingan ang nagtatakda ng mismong landas ng digmaan—bilang isang pinamamahalaang paraan tungo sa makatarungang tagumpay, hindi bilang bugso ng pita o kalupitan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
War, when undertaken by a king for victory, should be instituted and regulated by impartial experts in dharma—so that conflict serves a principled purpose and remains bounded by righteous norms rather than personal bias or rage.
Vaiśampāyana addresses Yudhiṣṭhira within the Śānti Parva’s instruction on kingship, explaining how dharma-versed counselors frame and authorize warfare for a ruler seeking victory, emphasizing impartiality and rule-governed conduct.