Shloka 84
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
नहि नः प्रीणयेद् द्रव्यं न देवत्वं कुत: सुखम् । न च स्मिरैश्वर्य तव द्रोहेण माधव
nahi naḥ prīṇayed dravyaṃ na devatvaṃ kutaḥ sukham | na ca sma aiśvaryaṃ tava droheṇa mādhava mādhava ||
قال يودهيشثيرا: «يا ماذافا، إن أساء دوريودhana إليك بسوءٍ بدافع الخيانة، فلن تُفرِحَنا ثروةٌ، ولا حتى الألوهية؛ فكيف باللذة العابرة؟ وحتى سيادة الآلهة لن تُرضينا، إن كانت تُنال بخيانةٍ لك».
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
That no gain—wealth, pleasure, even divine sovereignty—is worth accepting if it requires droha (betrayal). Ethical integrity and loyal conduct are placed above all rewards.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava), affirming that the Pāṇḍavas would not accept any outcome or advantage that comes through disloyalty to him, emphasizing dharma amid political pressure.