Shloka 14
मरुत्तोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः — Genealogy to Marutta and the Logistics of Royal Sacrifice
न चैनमभिहन्तुं ते शकनुवन्ति बलक्षये | सम्यग्वृत्तो हि राजा स धर्मनित्यो युधिष्ठिर
na cainam abhihantuṃ te śakanuvanti balakṣaye | samyagvṛtto hi rājā sa dharmanityo yudhiṣṭhira ||
ویاس نے کہا— اے یُدھشٹھِر! اگرچہ ان کی قوت گھٹ گئی تھی، پھر بھی وہ حملہ آور دشمن اسے قتل نہ کر سکے؛ کیونکہ وہ بادشاہ راست کردار اور دھرم میں ہمیشہ ثابت قدم تھا۔
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s ethic that steadfast dharma and upright conduct confer a kind of inviolability: moral integrity becomes a source of strength that can thwart even hostile force when ordinary power wanes.
Vyāsa addresses Yudhiṣṭhira, describing a situation where attackers, despite the depletion of their military strength, fail to kill a certain king—because that king is consistently devoted to dharma and exemplary in conduct.