ततस् तान् अब्रवीद् राजन्न् अर्जुनः पाकशासनिः ॥
पार्थिवत्वं चिकीर्षामि धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ॥
न प्रवेक्ष्यामि वो देशं बाध्यत्वं यदि मानुषैः ॥
युधिष्ठिराय यत् किं चित् करवन् नः प्रदीयताम् ॥
ततो दिव्यानि वस्त्राणि दिव्यान्य् आभरणानि च ॥
मोकाजिनानि दिव्यानि तस्मै ते प्रददुः करम् ॥
tatas tān abravīd rājann arjunaḥ pākaśāsaniḥ ||
pārthivatvaṃ cikīrṣāmi dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ ||
na pravekṣyāmi vo deśaṃ bādhyatvaṃ yadi mānuṣaiḥ ||
yudhiṣṭhirāya yat kiṃ cit karavan naḥ pradīyatām ||
tato divyāni vastrāṇi divyāny ābharaṇāni ca ||
mokājināni divyāni tasmai te pradaduḥ karam ||
Then Arjuna, the son of Pakashasana, said to them, o king: "I desire universal sovereignty for the wise Dharmaraja; I will not enter your land if it is not subject to men — let only something be given by you to Yudhishthira as tribute." Then they gave him divine garments, divine ornaments, and divine hides as tribute.
ddeac0316c51 · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:28:50 UTC
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Arjuna displays the perfection of measure: hearing that the land is not subject to mortals, he does not persist but withdraws — "I will not enter." It is significant that his aim here too is not his own glory but Yudhishthira's kingdom; and for its sake a mere token of honor — tribute, not conquest — is enough for him. Thus a conqueror free of greed reveals himself: he takes exactly as much as serves the cause and does not encroach upon what is forbidden. The verse teaches that true strength knows restraint, and true obedience to dharma knows how to withdraw where to insist would be insolence.