Shloka 2
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 148: Vāsudeva’s Report—Mobilization and the Nīti Sequence
Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa
दुर्योधन निबोधेदं यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि पुत्रक । तथा तत् कुरु भद्रें ते यद्यस्ति पितृगौरवम्
duryodhana nibodhedaṁ yat tvāṁ vakṣyāmi putraka | tathā tat kuru bhadraṁ te yady asti pitṛgauravam ||
قال فايُو: «يا دُريودَهَنَة، افهم هذا—واصغِ إلى ما أنا مُزمعٌ أن أقوله لك، يا بُنيّ. ليكن فيه خيرُك. فإن كان في قلبك ولو ذَرّةٌ من توقيرٍ لأبيك، فافعل تمامًا كما آمرك».
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical persuasion through filial duty: if Duryodhana truly honors his father, he should heed corrective counsel and act for welfare rather than stubborn self-will.
Vāyudeva directly addresses Duryodhana, urging him to listen carefully and to follow the forthcoming instruction, appealing to his respect for his father as a moral lever.