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Shloka 7

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

ततः सर्वेडभिषिज्चामो धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम्‌ । निकृत्योपचरन्‌ वध्य एष धर्म: सनातन:,युद्धमें इनको और इनके सब सेवकोंको अन्य राजाओंसहित परास्त करके हम सब लोग धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको पुनः चक्रवर्ती नरेशके पदपर अभिषिक्त करें। जो दूसरेके साथ छल-कपट अथवा धोखा करके सुख भोग रहा हो उसे मार डालना चाहिये, यह सनातन धर्म है

tataḥ sarve ’bhiṣiñcāmo dharmarājaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram | nikṛtyopacaran vadhya eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ||

Rồi tất cả chúng ta sẽ lại làm lễ quán đỉnh tôn Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira. Kẻ sống bằng lừa dối—dùng gian trá và phản bội để hưởng phú quý—thì đáng bị giết; đó, ông nói, chính là quy tắc vĩnh cửu của dharma. Lời ấy đặt cuộc chiến sắp tới trong khuôn khổ phục hồi vương quyền chính đáng và đáp trả adharma theo đạo lý, chứ không chỉ là thù riêng.

{'tataḥ''then, thereafter', 'sarve': 'all (of us)', 'abhiṣiñcāmaḥ (abhiṣiñcāmo)': 'we shall anoint/consecrate (royally install)', 'dharmarājam': 'the king of dharma
{'tataḥ':
epithet of Yudhiṣṭhira', 'yudhiṣṭhiram''Yudhiṣṭhira (eldest Pāṇḍava)', 'nikṛtyā': 'by deceit, fraud, treachery', 'upacaran': 'conducting oneself
epithet of Yudhiṣṭhira', 'yudhiṣṭhiram':
behaving (in a certain way)', 'vadhyaḥ''to be slain
behaving (in a certain way)', 'vadhyaḥ':
deserving of death/punishment', 'eṣa''this', 'dharmaḥ': 'dharma
deserving of death/punishment', 'eṣa':
righteous law/duty/ethical order', 'sanātanaḥ''eternal, perennial'}
righteous law/duty/ethical order', 'sanātanaḥ':

वायुदेव उवाच

वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)
धर्मराज (Dharmarāja)
युधिष्ठिर (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

The verse asserts a moral principle: prosperity gained and enjoyed through deceit (nikṛti) is adharma, and such conduct warrants severe punishment; the claim is presented as ‘sanātana dharma’—a timeless ethical rule tied to protecting social order.

Vāyudeva speaks of restoring rightful sovereignty by re-consecrating Yudhiṣṭhira as Dharmarāja, framing the intended action against wrongdoers as a dharmic correction and re-establishment of legitimate rule.