महाभारत · 2.53.9–10
॥
देवनागरी
शक्तितो ब्राह्मणान् वन्द्याञ् शिक्षितुं प्रयतामहे ॥
तद् वै वित्तं मातिदेवीर् मा जैषीः शकुने परम् ॥
नाहं निकृत्या कामये सुखान्य् उत धनानि वा ॥
कितवस्याप्य् अनिकृतेर् वृत्तम् एतन् न पूज्यते ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
śaktito brāhmaṇān vandyāñ śikṣituṃ prayatāmahe ||
tad vai vittaṃ mātidevīr mā jaiṣīḥ śakune param ||
nāhaṃ nikṛtyā kāmaye sukhāny uta dhanāni vā ||
kitavasyāpy anikṛter vṛttam etan na pūjyate ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
शक्तितो ब्राह्मणान् वन्द्याञ्śaktito brāhmaṇān vandyāñ"according to our strength, the venerable brahmins
शिक्षितुं प्रयतामहेśikṣituṃ prayatāmahewe strive to teach [honor];
तद् वै वित्तंtad vai vittaṃthat indeed is [true] wealth;
मातिदेवीर् मा जैषीः शकुने परम्mātidevīr mā jaiṣīḥ śakune paramdo not overplay, do not defeat [us], Shakuni, unjustly;
नाहं निकृत्या कामयेnāhaṃ nikṛtyā kāmayeI do not desire through deceit
सुखान्य् उत धनानि वाsukhāny uta dhanāni vāeither pleasures or wealth;
कितवस्य अपि अनिकृतेर्kitavasya api anikṛterand [even] of a gambler who does not deceive
वृत्तम् एतन् न पूज्यतेvṛttam etan na pūjyatethis conduct is not honored [by me]."
कितवस्याप्य्kitavasyāpyoriginal form "kitavasyāpy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"To the best of our strength we strive to honor the venerable brahmins — that is [true] wealth. Do not overplay and do not defeat us unjustly, Shakuni. I do not desire pleasures or wealth through deceit; and even the conduct of a gambler who does not deceive is not honored by me."
संस्करण
070d09b80dc0 · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 4:03:36 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Yudhishthira points to a different wealth — reverence for the brahmins, dharma — rejecting gain by deceit. It is telling that he does not even desire winning without deceit: "even the conduct of a gambler who does not deceive is not honored." The verse teaches that gambling is flawed in itself, not only through cheating: even honest, it is unworthy of a man of dharma. And "that indeed is wealth" — service to what is sacred is worth more than any winnings. The righteous man measures wealth not in gold but in righteousness; and one who wants neither pleasures nor riches at the price of deceit is already richer than anyone who has won dishonestly. True gain is not what is acquired but the dignity that is not lost.