Shloka 35
Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel
कामाभिभूत: क्रोधाद् वा यो मिथ्या प्रतिपद्यते । स्वेषु चान्येषु वा तस्य न सहाया भवन्त्युत
kāmābhibhūtaḥ krodhād vā yo mithyā pratipadyate | sveṣu cānyeṣu vā tasya na sahāyā bhavanty uta ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: إن الحاكمَ الذي تغلبه الشهوةُ أو الغضبُ فيسلك سلوكًا زائفًا—خداعًا وظلمًا—مع خاصته أو مع غيرهم، لا يجد أحدًا يقف معه حقًّا نصيرًا أو حليفًا.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s support network depends on righteous conduct: when desire or anger drives him into deceit and injustice—whether against his own people or others—he loses genuine allies and helpers.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a moral observation within the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-filled setting, emphasizing that political strength and alliance are sustained by dharmic behavior, not by manipulative or wrathful rule.