Shloka 3
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 72 — Bhīmasena’s counsel on conciliation and Duryodhana’s disposition
न चैवं नैछिकं कर्म क्षत्रियस्य विशाम्पते । आहुराश्रमिण: सर्वे न भेक्षे क्षत्रिय श्षरेत्
na caivaṃ naiṣṭhikaṃ karma kṣatriyasya viśāmpate | āhur āśramiṇaḥ sarve na bhikṣe kṣatriyaḥ śrayet ||
Ngunit, O panginoon ng bayan, hindi ito ang matatag at nararapat na tungkulin ng isang kṣatriya. Ipinahahayag ng mga disiplinadong tao sa lahat ng āśrama na ang kṣatriya ay hindi dapat humantong sa pamamalimos.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kṣatriya’s settled duty is to protect and uphold order through rightful means; therefore, begging is presented as incompatible with kṣatriya-dharma and royal dignity, as affirmed by authorities across the āśramas.
Yudhiṣṭhira speaks in a context of deliberation about proper conduct and livelihood, asserting that resorting to begging is not appropriate for a kṣatriya, and citing the consensus of āśrama-following authorities.