Shloka 8
Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)
कृतात्मा स महाराज स वै त्यागी स्मृतो नर:,महाराज! जो धर्मसे प्राप्त किये हुए धनका श्रेष्ठ यज्ञोमें उपयोग करता है और अपने मनको वशमें रखता है, वह मनुष्य त्यागी माना गया है
kṛtātmā sa mahārāja sa vai tyāgī smṛto naraḥ | mahārāja! yo dharmase prāpta kiye hue dhan kā śreṣṭha yajñoṃ meṃ upayog kartā hai aur apne man ko vaś meṃ rakhtā hai, vah manuṣya tyāgī mānā gayā hai |
那俱罗说道：“大王啊，凡以正法所得之财用于最上等的祭祀，并能摄持其心、使之受制者，方称为自制之人，亦是真正的舍弃者。”
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Renunciation is defined not merely by giving up possessions, but by disciplined self-mastery and by dedicating dharmically earned wealth to the highest sacred and ethical purposes (yajña), while keeping the mind under control.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma after the war, Nakula addresses the king and offers a criterion for who should be regarded as a true tyāgī: one who uses righteous wealth for sacrificial/beneficial acts and maintains inner restraint.