Shloka 37
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
पत्नीशाला कृता यस्य परेषां वाहिनीमुखम्
patnīśālā kṛtā yasya pareṣāṃ vāhinīmukham
Wika ni Ambarīṣa: “Para sa taong ang mismong ‘unahang hanay ng hukbo’ ay nagiging ‘silid ng mga asawa’—ibig sabihin, ang talim ng kanyang sandatahang lakas ay nauuwi sa pook ng pag-asa sa tahanan at pagpapalayaw—ang gayong tao’y hindi tunay na makatatayo nang matatag sa tungkulin ng pamumuno at sa matuwid na asal.”
अम्बरीष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a sharp metaphor to warn that a leader who lets sensuality or domestic indulgence dominate his public duty becomes unfit for steadfast, righteous leadership; self-mastery is presented as essential to dharma and governance.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Ambarīṣa speaks in a moralizing tone, criticizing a type of ruler/warrior whose military resolve is metaphorically ‘converted’ into a private pleasure-space, implying loss of discipline and public responsibility.