Draupadī’s Exhortation on Rājadharma and Daṇḍa (द्रौपद्याः राजधर्मोपदेशः)
त्वं तु सर्वा महीं त्यक्त्वा कुरुषे स््वयमापदम् । ये सब लोग आपको समझानेका प्रयत्न कर रहे हैं
tvaṃ tu sarvāṃ mahīṃ tyaktvā kuruṣe svayam āpadam |
毗湿摩波耶那说道:“然而你却舍弃整个大地——舍弃天下的主权——亲手把灾厄招到自己头上。纵有众人竭力劝谏,你仍不肯听从;我此刻所言并非虚妄。你若放弃统御全地之王权,便是在有意为自己铸成不幸。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Renouncing rightful responsibility—especially the duty of governance—can itself become adharma when it leads to preventable harm; ignoring wise counsel and choosing a course that manufactures one’s own downfall is ethically blameworthy.
The narrator frames a rebuke directed at a person who is giving up dominion over the whole realm; despite repeated attempts by others to advise and dissuade him, he persists, and the speaker warns that this choice is creating an avoidable disaster.