Shloka 16
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 64: Arjuna’s Instruction to Sanjaya
Message to the Kuru Assembly
अर्जुनस्तत् तथाकार्षीत् कि पुनः सर्व एव ते । स भ्रातृनभिजानीहि वृत्त्या त॑ प्रतिपादय
arjunas tat tathākārṣīt ki punaḥ sarva eva te | sa bhrātṝn abhijānīhi vṛttyā tān pratipādaya ||
قال فيدورا: «لقد أنجز أرجونا ذلك الفعل على الوجه الذي يقتضيه الأمر—فماذا عساه أن يعجز عنه أولئك الإخوة جميعًا إذا اجتمعوا؟ فاعترف إذن بالپاندڤا إخوةً لك، وبإرجاع ما لهم من حقٍّ في المعاش والميراث، قوِّ أواصر الأخوّة معهم».
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura urges ethical statecraft: acknowledge the Pāṇḍavas as family and avert conflict by restoring their rightful entitlement and means of livelihood; justice and kinship must override envy and factionalism.
In the Udyoga Parva’s peace-counsel context, Vidura argues from Arjuna’s proven capability: if one brother could achieve such a feat, the united brothers are even more formidable—so the wise course is reconciliation through granting the Pāṇḍavas their due.