Shloka 16
अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment
जड़माजड़मान् सर्वानविहिंसं श्चतुर्विधान् प्रजा: सर्वा: स्वधर्मस्था: सम: प्राणभूत: प्रति
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | jaḍam ajaḍamān sarvān avihiṃsāṃś caturvidhān prajāḥ sarvāḥ svadharmasthāḥ samaḥ prāṇabhūteṣu prati |
尤提士提罗说道：“在一切众生之中——无论愚钝者或明慧者——亦在四类臣民之中，我都不伤害任何人。对于一切生灵与一切群体，各安其法（dharma）而立者，我将保持平等之心，以不偏不倚之态对待每一个有命之众。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma is grounded in ahiṃsā and impartiality: protect all beings without discrimination (whether intelligent or dull), and uphold social harmony by respecting each group’s svadharma while maintaining equal regard for all life.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous governance after the war, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a kingly resolve: he will refrain from harming any of his subjects and will rule with even-minded fairness toward all living beings.