Shloka 34
पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानवर्णनम् / The Pāṇḍavas’ Departure for the Forest
Vidura’s Report and Portents
द्रौपहुुवाच लोभो धर्मस्य नाशाय भगवन् नाहमुत्सहे । अनर्ां वरमादातुं तृतीयं राजसत्तम
drauphy uvāca lobho dharmasya nāśāya bhagavan nāham utsahe | anarthāṁ varam ādātuṁ tṛtīyaṁ rājasattama ||
دروپدی نے کہا— “اے بزرگ! لالچ دھرم کی بربادی کا سبب بنتا ہے؛ میں تیسرا ور لینے کی ہمت نہیں کرتی۔ اے بہترین بادشاہ! تیسرا ور لینا انर्थ (آفت) کا باعث ہوگا۔”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that greed (lobha) destroys dharma, and it praises ethical restraint: even when one is offered more, one should refuse what would lead to harm (anartha) or further moral collapse.
After receiving boons, Draupadī addresses the king respectfully and declines a third boon, stating that accepting more would be driven by greed and would invite misfortune, thereby undermining dharma.