Shloka 203
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
यत् कृतं कुरुराजेन मरुत्तस्यानुकुर्वता । महाराज मरुत्तके मार्गका अनुसरण करनेवाले राजा युधिष्ठिरने उस समय जैसा महान् त्याग किया था, वैसा इस संसारमें दूसरा कोई राजा नहीं कर सकेगा
yat kṛtaṃ kururājena maruttasyānukurvatā | mahārāja maruttake mārga-kā anusaraṇa karanevāle rājā yudhiṣṭhirane usa samaya jaisā mahān tyāga kiyā thā, vaisā asmin saṃsāre dvitīyo na kaścid rājā kartuṃ śakṣyati |
毗舍波耶那说道：库鲁之王效法摩鲁塔——循大王摩鲁塔之道——当时尤提士提罗王所行那般宏伟的舍弃，此世间再无他王能够成就。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True kingship is measured not merely by power or conquest but by tyāga—ethical renunciation and generosity—performed in conscious imitation of righteous exemplars from the past.
Vaiśampāyana praises Yudhiṣṭhira’s extraordinary act of sacrifice/renunciation, stating that he followed the precedent of the ancient king Marutta and that no other king in the world could match such a deed.