Shloka 40
Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel
न युद्धे तात कल्याणं न धर्मार्थों कुतः सुखम् । न चापि विजयो नित्यं मा युद्धे चेत आधिथा:
na yuddhe tāta kalyāṇaṃ na dharmārtho kutaḥ sukham | na cāpi vijayo nityaṃ mā yuddhe ceta ādhithāḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «يا بُنَيّ، لا خيرَ حقًّا في الحرب. فمنها لا يُنال الدَّرْمَ ولا المكسبُ الدنيوي على وجهٍ مأمون—فكيف تنشأ السعادة؟ ثم إن النصر في القتال ليس مضمونًا أبدًا. فلا تُعلِّق قلبك بالحرب.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
War is not a dependable means to attain welfare: it endangers dharma, does not guarantee artha, cannot yield stable sukha, and even victory is uncertain; therefore one should not be mentally committed to war.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Vaiśampāyana narrates counsel that discourages embracing war, stressing its moral and practical uncertainty as tensions move toward the Kurukṣetra conflict.