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TEXT 50
naino rajnah praja-bhartur
dharma-yuddhe vadho dvisam
iti me na tu bodhaya
kalpate sasanam vacah
SYNONYMS
nanever; enahsins; rajnahof the king; praja-bhartuhof one who is engaged in the maintenance of the citizens; dharmafor the right cause; yuddhein the fight; vadhahkilling; dvisamof the enemies; itiall these; mefor me; nanever; tubut; bodhayafor satisfaction; kalpatethey are meant for administration; sasanaminjunction; vacahwords of.
TRANSLATION
There is no sin for a king who kills for the right cause, who is engaged in maintaining his citizens. But this injunction is not applicable to me.
PURPORT
Maharaja Yudhisthira thought that although he was not actually involved in the administration of the kingdom, which was being carried on well by Duryodhana without harm to the citizens, he caused the killing of so many living beings only for his personal gain of the kingdom from the hands of Duryodhana. The killing was committed not in the course of administration but for the sake of self-aggrandizement, and as such he thought himself responsible for all the sins.
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