Shloka 28
उतथ्योपदेशः—राजधर्मः, दर्पनिग्रहः, प्रजारक्षणम्
Utathya’s Instruction: Royal Dharma, Restraint of Pride, Protection of Subjects
राजर्षयश्न बहवस्तथा बुध्यस्व पार्थिव । राजा भवति तं जित्वा दासस्तेन पराजित:
rājarṣayaś ca bahavas tathā budhyasva pārthiva | rājā bhavati taṁ jitvā dāsas tena parājitaḥ ||
(rājan! sampattikā putro hi darpaḥ, yo 'dharmāṁśena utpannaḥ—iti śruti-vacanaṁ; tena darpeṇa bahavo devāḥ asurāś ca rājarṣayaś ca vināśitāḥ; ataḥ bhūpāla! adyāpi cetasā budhyasva; yaḥ darpaṁ jayati sa rājā, yaś ca tena parājīyate sa dāsaḥ.)
乌塔提耶说道：“许多王仙因它而遭覆亡——王啊，当明白此理。能战胜傲慢者，方为真王；为其所败者，便成奴隶。吠陀传统宣示：傲慢乃吉祥与富贵（室利 Śrī）之子，由非正法（Adharma）之一分而生。此傲慢毁灭了许多天神、阿修罗与王族圣贤。故而，护国之君啊，即刻觉醒：制伏傲慢即是王权；屈从傲慢便是枷锁。”
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
True sovereignty is inner: a ruler who conquers darpa (arrogant pride) is a real king, while one conquered by pride becomes a slave to it. Prosperity can breed arrogance, and arrogance—rooted in adharma—brings ruin even to the great.
Utathya is instructing a king in the Shanti Parva’s moral counsel. He warns that many royal sages have fallen due to pride, cites Śruti as authority for pride’s dangerous origin, and urges the king to awaken and practice self-restraint.