Shloka 10
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament for Karṇa and Renunciation-Oriented Self-Assessment (शोक-प्रलापः / त्याग-प्रवृत्तिः)
आमिषे गृध्यमानानामशुभं वै शुनामिव | आमिषं चैव नो हीष्टमामिषस्य विवर्जनम्
āmiṣe gṛdhyamānānām aśubhaṃ vai śunām iva | āmiṣaṃ caiva no hīṣṭam āmiṣasya vivarjanam ||
尤提士提罗说：“贪恋肉食者，必遭不祥，如犬一般。我们执著王位，也同样招来灾祸。因此，对我们而言，得国如得肉，并非所愿；所愿者，是舍弃那‘肉’，断绝此贪。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Craving for a tempting object (symbolized by meat) brings misfortune; therefore one should restrain desire and prefer renunciation over possessive attachment—especially regarding power and kingship.
In the Shanti Parva’s reflective aftermath of the war, Yudhiṣṭhira laments the ruin caused by attachment to sovereignty, comparing it to dogs’ greedy pursuit of meat, and declares that abandoning such desire is preferable to acquiring the kingdom.