Here, we see Yudhishthira both structurally and morally reinforcing dharma, which also serves to non-explicitly reinforce caste - a religious-political tool distinctly useful to a ruler such as himself.

Dharma itself is presented in the Mahabharata, and more directly here in Draupadi, as the divine rule one must follow in life to be ethically integral. In the simplest terms, a ruler must rule, a warrior must fight, and a laborer must labor. As presented across the Mahabharata, to go against one’s dharma is a slight against the gods, family, and fellow man, while to follow dharma brings one happiness and enlightenment in life.

This plays into caste, as, while Dharma outlines the ‘why’ for how one must keep to their place in life, caste is the system produced based off of these laws. Caste defines the rigid social strata into which one is born and cannot ascend or descent. It determines profession on a familial level.

It is in no way surprising that Yudhishthira strongly supports Dharma because, as a ruler, the caste system it supports provides him with a populace split into strictly measured and predictable workforce groups. It propagates a religion in which his people are not simply secularly forced to heed his rule, but ethically and spiritually as well.

[1] Narayanan, Vasudha. “Hinduism - Caste System, Dharma, Varna.” Britannica, 20 July 1998, www.britannica.com/topic/Hinduism/Castes.

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