Shloka 14
Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel
दुःसहायस्य लुब्धस्य धृतराष्ट्रो5श्ुते फलम् । दुष्ट सहायकोंसे युक्त, मूढ़, अज्ञानी, लोभी और दुरात्मा पुत्रको अपना राज्य सौंप देनेका फल महाराज धुृतराष्ट्र स्वयं भोग रहे हैं || १३ ह ।।
duḥsahāyasya lubdhasya dhṛtarāṣṭro ’śnute phalam | kathaṃ hi svajane bhedam upekṣeta mahīpatiḥ | bhinnaḥ hi svajanena tvāṃ prahasiṣyanti śatravaḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «إن الملك دِهْرِتَراشْتْرَة يذوق بنفسه عاقبةَ تسليم مُلكه لابنٍ جشِعٍ مضلَّلٍ فاسدِ النية، تحيط به بطانةٌ من الأشرار. وكيف لملكٍ أن يتغافل عن صدعٍ يتسع بين أهله؟ فإذا انفصلتَ عن ذويك لم يفعل أعداؤك إلا السخرية منك.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must not ignore divisions among his own kin and subjects; empowering a greedy, deluded heir surrounded by wicked advisers brings inevitable consequences, including loss of authority and public ridicule by enemies.
Vaiśampāyana comments on Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s predicament: by handing power to a morally compromised son with bad counsel, Dhṛtarāṣṭra now suffers the results, while internal Kuru-family dissension makes the kingdom vulnerable and invites enemy scorn.