Shloka 3
राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्
Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable
एवमेतद् द्विजेन्द्राणां क्षत्रियाणां विशां तथा । शूद्रश्नतुर्थो वर्णानां नानाकर्मस्ववस्थित:
evam etad dvijendrāṇāṁ kṣatriyāṇāṁ viśāṁ tathā | śūdraś ca caturtho varṇānāṁ nānā-karmasv avasthitaḥ ||
乌塔提耶说道：“对最优秀的两次生者、对刹帝利、以及对吠舍亦复如是；首陀罗为四姓之第四。若这些种姓之人不明自身各别之职责，不安住于所分配的诸般事业之中，则其存在便等同于不存在——在道德秩序里毫无果实。”
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses varṇa-dharma: each social order has distinct responsibilities, and a life that neglects one’s proper duties is ethically barren—counted as purposeless within the dharmic framework.
Utathya is instructing on dharma in the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, emphasizing the maintenance of social and moral order through steadfast engagement in one’s prescribed work.