Shloka 11
धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Permission for Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Forest-Retirement
स च तद् वचनातू् सर्व समानिन्ये महीपतिः । वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! ऐसा कहकर राजा धूृतराष्ट्रने धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरके पास अपना विचार कहला भेजा। राजा युधिष्ठिरने देनेके लिये उनकी आज्ञाके अनुसार वह सब सामग्री जुटा दी (धृतराष्ट्रने उसका यथायोग्य वितरण कर दिया) ।।
sa ca tad-vacanāt sarva-samāninye mahīpatiḥ | vaiśampāyana uvāca—janamejaya! evaṃ uktvā rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro dharmarāja-yudhiṣṭhirasya samīpaṃ svaṃ matam ājñāpayām āsa | yudhiṣṭhiro 'pi tasya ājñānusāreṇa dātavyaṃ sarvaṃ sambhāram upājahāra; dhṛtarāṣṭro 'pi tat yathāyogyaṃ vyatarat |
毗湿摩耶那说道：“阇那弥阇耶啊，如此说罢，持国王便将自己的心意传达给法王坚战。坚战遵从其命，备齐一切施舍所需之物；随后持国王又按其所宜，逐一分配。此事昭示了从王者占有到合乎伦理的托付之转变——财富经由有规有度、目的分明的布施，被导向达摩。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as orderly generosity and impartial stewardship: resources are gathered and given not for personal display but in accordance with rightful instruction and proper distribution, reflecting ethical governance even amid withdrawal from worldly power.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra communicates his decision to Yudhiṣṭhira. Yudhiṣṭhira arranges all materials meant for giving, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra distributes them suitably—marking a practical step toward the elders’ ashrama-bound life and a reorientation of royal wealth toward religious merit.