Shloka 11
Śānti-parva 168: Śoka-nivṛtti-buddhi (The Cognition that Reduces Grief) and Piṅgalā’s Nairāśya
वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! विदुरजीकी बात समाप्त होनेपर धर्म और अर्थके तत्त्वको जाननेवाले अर्थशास्त्रविशारद अर्जुनने युधिष्ठिरकी आज्ञा पाकर कहा ।।
arjuna uvāca | karmabhūmir iyaṃ rājan iha vārtā praśasyate | kṛṣir vāṇijya-gorakṣaṃ śilpāni vividhāni ca ||
毗舍摩波耶那说：“阇那美阇耶啊！毗度罗言毕之后，精通《政财之学》、洞晓达摩与利益要义的阿周那，奉由提施提罗之命说道：‘大王！此地乃劳作之土。在这里，人们称颂的是赖以生存的事业：农耕、贸易、牧护牛群，以及种种工艺——皆为求财之具。’”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arjuna emphasizes an Artha-oriented ethic: in a ‘karmabhūmi’ society, wealth and stability arise from praised, productive livelihoods—agriculture, commerce, cattle-rearing, and skilled crafts—linking material prosperity to orderly social functioning under dharma.
After Vidura’s discourse concludes, Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya that Arjuna—skilled in understanding dharma and artha—speaks at Yudhiṣṭhira’s command, beginning a practical statement about the praised means of livelihood in the world.