Shloka 24
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
ततः प्रत्यर्चित: सद्धिर्धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । प्रतिपेदे महद् राज्यं सुहृद्धिः सह भारत
tataḥ pratyarcitaḥ sadhbhiḥ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | pratipede mahad rājyaṃ suhṛdbhiḥ saha bhārata bharatanandana ||
于是，法王优提士提罗在贤德之士再度依礼致敬之后，便与诸位亲善之友一同承担起宏大王国的重任——噢，婆罗多啊，婆罗多族之欢欣者！
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is not merely possession of power but the ethical acceptance of responsibility (rājya-bhāra) supported by the virtuous (sadbhiḥ) and guided by dharma; honour from the good signals social consent and a return to righteous order.
After being respectfully welcomed and honoured by virtuous people, Yudhiṣṭhira—called Dharmarāja—formally takes up the governance of the vast kingdom, accompanied by his well-wishers and allies, marking the transition into stable rule in the Śānti Parva context.