Shloka 15
Kṛṣṇasya Karṇam Prati Sāntvavacana
Kṛṣṇa’s Conciliatory Address to Karṇa
कुबेरसदन प्राप्य ततो रत्नान्यवाप्य च । स्फीतमाक्रम्य ते राष्ट्र राज्यमिच्छन्ति पाण्डवा:
kuberasadanaṁ prāpya tato ratnāny avāpya ca | sphītam ākramya te rāṣṭraṁ rājyam icchanti pāṇḍavāḥ ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Nang marating ang tahanan ni Kubera at makamit ang sari-saring hiyas, ngayo’y ninanais ng mga Pāṇḍava na bawiin ang kanilang paghahari sa pamamagitan ng paglusob sa iyong masaganang kaharian.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how claims of rightful rule (rājya) can become inseparable from material resources and strategic advantage (ratnāni), and it implicitly cautions that prosperity and wealth can intensify conflict when political legitimacy is contested.
Bhishma reports that the Pandavas, having gone to Kubera’s abode and obtained precious jewels, are now prepared to march against the prosperous kingdom of their opponents in order to regain their lost sovereignty.