Shloka 53
धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance
“कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठू इस समय वे तुमसे कुछ धन लेना चाहते हैं। उनकी इच्छा है कि महात्मा भीष्म, द्रोणाचार्य, सोमदत्त, बुद्धिमान् बाह्नीक और युद्धमें मारे गये अपने समस्त पुत्रों तथा अन्य सुहृदोंका श्राद्ध करें ।।
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: kurukulaśreṣṭha, etasmin samaye te tvattaḥ kiñcid dhanaṃ grahītuṃ icchanti. teṣām icchā—mahātmā bhīṣma-dronācārya-somadatta-buddhimān bāhnīka-yuddhe nihata-sarva-putrāṇāṃ tathā anyeṣāṃ suhṛdāṃ ca śrāddhaṃ kuryuḥ. yadi cāpy anujānīṣe saindhavāpasadasya ca—yadi tava sammatir bhavet, te narādhamasya sindhurājasya jayadrathasya api śrāddhaṃ kartum icchanti.
毗湿摩波罗衍那说道：“噢，俱卢族中最卓越者！此时他们想从你这里取些财物。他们的心愿是为高贵的毗湿摩、德罗那阿阇梨、苏摩达多、睿智的婆诃利迦，以及为在战争中阵亡的他们所有儿子与其他亲善之人，举行施罗陀（śrāddha）祭奠之礼。并且，若你允准，他们也想为那已陨的赛因陀婆——信度之王阇耶陀罗他——举行施罗陀，尽管他是个卑劣之人。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after devastating conflict, dharma emphasizes honoring the dead through prescribed rites and extending moral consideration beyond personal enmity; the request to include Jayadratha tests the listener’s capacity for restraint, forgiveness, and adherence to ritual duty.
A request is made for funds to conduct śrāddha ceremonies for major warriors and relatives killed in the war—Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Somadatta, Bāhlīka, and others—and, with the addressee’s permission, also for Jayadratha of Sindhu, despite his being condemned as base.