Shloka 62
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
अकीर्ति सर्वभूतेषु शाश्वतीं सोडधिगच्छति । जो शत्रुके कुलमें आबालवृद्ध सभी पुरुषोंका उच्छेद कर डालता है
akīrtiḥ sarvabhūteṣu śāśvatīṁ so 'dhigacchati | yo śatruke kule ābālavṛddhaṁ sarveṣāṁ puruṣāṇām ucchedaṁ karoti sa vīrocita-yaśasā vañcito bhavati | sa samasta-prāṇiṣu sadā sthitāyā apakīrteḥ (nindāyāḥ) bhāgī bhavati ||
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Magkakamit siya ng kahihiyang tumatagal sa harap ng lahat ng nilalang. Ang sinumang sa angkan ng kaaway ay lumipol sa bawat lalaki—mula sa mga bata hanggang sa matatanda—ay mawawalan ng dangal na karapat-dapat sa isang bayani; at magiging walang hanggang paksa ng pagsisi sa paningin ng lahat ng may buhay.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in conflict, indiscriminate annihilation—especially wiping out an enemy’s entire family across generations—is condemned. Such cruelty destroys true heroic honor and brings lasting ill-fame before all beings; dharma requires restraint and proportionality in violence.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a moral boundary for kṣatriya conduct: victory sought through total extermination of an enemy’s lineage is not valor but a source of perpetual blame, undermining the very fame warriors seek.