Shloka 8
Āśvamedhika-parva Adhyāya 1 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament by the Gaṅgā and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel
उत्तिष्ठ कुरुशार्टूल कुरु कार्यमनन्तरम् | क्षत्रधर्मेण कौन्तेय जितेयमवनी त्वया
uttistha kuruśārṭūla kuru kāryam anantaram | kṣatradharmeṇa kaunteya jiteyam avanī tvayā ||
毗舍摩波耶那曰：“起身吧，俱卢之虎！昆蒂之子啊，勿再迟延，速成眼前之事。你以刹帝利之法赢得此大地；故当进而履行胜利之后所继之职责。”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory is not an end in itself; it creates an immediate ethical obligation. Having gained sovereignty through kṣatriya-dharma, the king must rise from inertia and complete the next rightful task—governance, restoration of order, and the duties that follow conquest.
The narrator Vaiśaṃpāyana reports an exhortation addressed to a Kuntī’s son, praised as ‘tiger among the Kurus.’ He is urged to stand up and promptly undertake the next required action, on the grounds that he has already secured the earth according to the warrior’s code.