Shloka 28
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
यदस्य धर्म्य मरणं शाश्व॒तं लोकवर्त्म तत् । समन्तात् सर्वभूतानां न तदत्येति कश्चन
yad asya dharmyaṁ maraṇaṁ śāśvataṁ lokavartma tat | samantāt sarvabhūtānāṁ na tad atyeti kaścana ||
Ang kamatayang naaayon sa dharma ang walang hanggang landas patungo sa kabilang daigdig. Sa lahat ng nilalang na may buhay, walang sinuman ang makalalampas o makaiiwas sa tadhanang iyon, sa anumang paraan.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A death aligned with dharma is presented as the rightful, timeless passage to the next world, and death itself is unavoidable for all beings—no one can escape it by any means.
Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on mortality and dharma, framing death—especially a righteous death—as an ordained universal course, reinforcing ethical resolve amid the grave tensions of the Udyoga Parva.