Shloka 19
राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्
Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable
मा सम तात रणे स्थित्वा भुज्जीथा दुर्बलं जनम् । मा त्वां दुर्बलचक्षूंषि दहन्त्वग्निरिवाश्रयम्
mā sama tāta raṇe sthitvā bhuñjīthā durbalaṃ janam | mā tvāṃ durbalacakṣūṃṣi dahantv agnir ivāśrayam, tāta ||
اُتَتھْیَہ نے کہا— اے فرزند، میدانِ جنگ میں کھڑے ہو کر کمزوروں کو اپنی لذت کا شکار نہ بنانا۔ خبردار— بے بسوں کی نگاہ تمہیں یوں جلا ڈالے گی جیسے آگ اپنے ہی سہارے کے ایندھن کو بھسم کر دیتی ہے۔
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, dharma forbids exploiting the powerless; harming the weak invites moral and karmic backlash, symbolized by the ‘burning’ gaze of the helpless.
Utathya admonishes a younger person (addressed as ‘tāta’) not to prey upon weak people during battle, warning through a vivid simile that the suffering and resentment of the oppressed can destroy the aggressor like fire consuming its own support.