Shloka 15
Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse
Udyoga Parva 193
नतु युक्त रणे हन्तुं दिव्यैरस्त्रै: पृथगजनम् । आर्जवेनैव युद्धेन विजेष्यामो वयं परान्
na tu yuktaṃ raṇe hantuṃ divyair astraiḥ pṛthagjanam | ārjavenaiva yuddhena vijeṣyāmo vayaṃ parān ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Ngunit sa digmaan, hindi nararapat na patayin ang karaniwang tao sa pamamagitan ng mga sandatang makalangit. Kaya’t tatalunin natin ang mga kaaway sa tuwid at marangal na pakikipaglaban.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, victory should be pursued within dharma: extraordinary, indiscriminate force (divine weapons) should not be used against ordinary combatants; honorable, straightforward fighting is upheld as ethically proper.
Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a rule of restraint for the coming conflict, rejecting the use of celestial weapons against common people and affirming that the Pandavas will seek victory through direct, fair combat.