Shloka 1066
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
धर्मस्य कुरुशार्टूल ततो5हं धर्मज: स्मृत: । कुरुश्रेष्ठ! कुन्तीकुमार! पूर्वकालमें किसी कारणवश मैं धर्मके पुत्ररूपसे प्रसिद्ध हुआ था। इसीलिये मुझे “धर्मज” कहा गया है
dharmasya kuruśārdūla tato 'haṃ dharmajaḥ smṛtaḥ | kuruśreṣṭha kuntīkumāra pūrvakāle meṃ kisī kāraṇavaśa maiṃ dharmake putrarūpase prasiddha huā thā | isīliye mujhe “dharmaja” kahā gayā hai |
“噢，俱卢族中的猛虎！正因如此，我被人铭记为‘达摩阇’——达摩之子。噢，俱卢族之最胜者，昆蒂之子！在往昔，由于某种缘由，我以达摩之子而闻名；因此我被称为‘达摩阇’。”
तामिन्द्र उवाच गच्छ नहुषस्त्वया वाच्योथ<पूर्वेण मामृषियुक्तेन यानेन त्वमधिरूढ
Educational Q&A
Moral identity is grounded in dharma: the epithet “Dharmaja” signals that one’s authority and reputation should rest on righteousness and adherence to ethical order, not merely on power or birth alone.
The speaker explains why he is known as “Dharmaja,” addressing a Kuru hero as “kuruśārdūla” and “kuntīkumāra,” and links the name to an earlier circumstance in which he became famed as the son of Dharma.