Shloka 19
Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)
इन्द्रप्रस्थगतं वीरमभ्येत्य स युधिष्ठटिरम् । ततो माद्रीसुत: श्रीमान् धनं तस्मै न््यवेदयेत्
indraprasthagataṁ vīram abhyetya sa yudhiṣṭhiram | tato mādrīsutaḥ śrīmān dhanaṁ tasmai nyavedayat |
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا— اندراپرستھ میں مقیم دلیر یُدھِشٹھِر کے پاس پہنچ کر، مادری کے فرزند نامور نکُل نے جو دولت حاصل کی تھی، وہ سب باقاعدہ طور پر اُن کے حضور پیش کر دی۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth gained in service or conquest is not treated as private spoil but is placed under dharma-guided authority; the episode highlights loyalty, accountability, and the ideal that resources should serve righteous governance rather than personal pride.
A son of Mādrī comes to Indraprastha, meets King Yudhiṣṭhira, and formally hands over the wealth he has brought/obtained, reinforcing Yudhiṣṭhira’s central role as the dharmic steward of the Pāṇḍavas’ prosperity.