Shloka 8
Adhyāya 16 — Daiva, Kṣatriya-dharma, and Public Reassurance to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
नकुल: सहदेवश्न तथेमौ गुरुवर्तिनौ । क्षुधा कथं न सीदेतामिति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca tathemau guruvartinau |
kṣudhā kathaṃ na sīdetām iti coddharṣaṇaṃ kṛtam ||
ویشَمپاین نے کہا: “بزرگوں کے حکم کے پابند یہ دونوں بھائی—نکُل اور سہ دیو—بھوک کی اذیت سے کہیں نڈھال نہ ہو جائیں؛ اسی فکر سے میں نے انہیں حوصلہ دیا اور عمل پر آمادہ کیا۔”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as disciplined obedience to elders (guru-vartin) and compassionate concern that such dutiful persons should not be overwhelmed by avoidable suffering; encouragement is presented as a moral act when it supports righteous conduct.
Vaiśampāyana explains that he urged and encouraged action with the intention that the two dutiful brothers, Nakula and Sahadeva, would not be distressed by hunger.