Shloka 5
कृष्ण-दूतविषये दुर्योधनस्य बन्धन-प्रस्तावः — Duryodhana’s Proposal to Detain Krishna
Envoy-Ethics Debate
आर्जवं प्रतिपद्यस्व मा बाल्याद् बहु नीनश: । राजन पुत्रांश्व पोत्रांश्व सुहृदश्चैव सुप्रियान्
ārjavaṁ pratipadyasva mā bālyād bahu nīnaśaḥ | rājan putrāṁś ca potrāṁś ca suhṛdaś caiva supriyān ||
حثّ فيدورا الملك قائلاً: «أيها الملك، تمسّك بالاستقامة والنزاهة. ولا تدع حماقةً طفولية تدفعك إلى سلوكٍ معوّجٍ مخادع يجلب خرابًا عظيمًا على أحبّ الناس إليك—أبنائك وأحفادك وأصدقاءك المقرّبين.»
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Choose ārjava—honest, straightforward conduct—and avoid crooked policy born of folly; deceitful choices can destroy one’s own dearest relations and allies.
In the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war negotiations, Vidura admonishes King Dhṛtarāṣṭra to abandon misguided, deceptive tendencies and act with integrity to prevent the impending ruin of his family and supporters.