Shloka 14
मित्राणि द्रष्टकामेन पुत्राणां च बलाबलम् | अशोच्या: कुरवो राजन् येषां त्वमनुशासिता
mitrāṇi draṣṭakāmena putrāṇāṃ ca balābalam | aśocyāḥ kuravo rājan yeṣāṃ tvam anuśāsitā
玉提湿陀罗说道：“大王啊，俱卢诸王子不应为之哀恸——因为正是您治理并教导了他们。无论是想见证友人的忠诚，还是要试验诸子的强弱，在君王的法度之下，他们的命运自会循着您所立的秩序而行；既已尽责施教，悲叹便失其所。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames grief through the lens of dharma and kingship: when a ruler has already instructed and governed his people, their outcomes are tied to that governance; lamentation should give way to accountability, discernment, and principled action.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a king and comments on the Kurus, suggesting they are ‘not to be lamented for’ because they have been under the king’s discipline; he links the situation to assessing allies and evaluating the true strength or weakness of one’s sons.