Shloka 15
अश्वमेध-उपदेशः तथा मरुत्त-यज्ञ-धन-प्रसङ्गः
Counsel on Aśvamedha and the Marutta-treasure episode
दुर्योधनापराधेन वसुधा वसुधाधिपा: । प्रणष्टा योजयित्वास्मानकीर्त्या मुनिसत्तम,मुनिश्रेष्ठ! दुर्योधनके अपराधसे यह पृथ्वी और अधिकांश राजा हमलोगोंके माथे अपयशका टीका लगाकर नष्ट हो गये
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | duryodhanāparādhena vasudhā vasudhādhipāḥ | praṇaṣṭā yojayitvāsmān akīrtyā munisattama ||
尤提士提罗说道：“噢，最上之仙贤！因都律约陀那的罪过，大地遭到摧残，许多国王——土地的主宰——也已殒命；而他们在覆灭之前，先把耻辱的烙印钉在我们头上。”
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wrongdoing by a leader can bring widespread ruin—destroying the land and causing the death of many—while also distorting moral perception so that the innocent or reluctant are branded with disgrace. The verse highlights ethical causality (aparādha → devastation) and the social power of reputation (kīrti/akīrti).
In the Ashvamedhika context, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on the catastrophic outcome of the Kurukṣetra war. He tells a sage that Duryodhana’s offense led to the devastation of the earth and the fall of many kings, and that the Pāṇḍavas were made to bear the mark of infamy in the process.