Shloka 39
शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
उक्तो5हं बहुशस्तात विदुरेण महात्मना । न जीवन दास्यते भागं धार्तराष्ट्रस्तु मानद
ukto ’haṃ bahuśas tāta vidureṇa mahātmanā | na jīvan dāsyate bhāgaṃ dhārtarāṣṭras tu mānada ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন—“তাত! মহাত্মা বিদুর আমাকে বহুবার বলেছেন—‘মানদ! ধৃতরাষ্ট্রের পুত্র, যতক্ষণ জীবিত থাকবে, রাজ্যের কোনো অংশই দেবে না।’”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Repeated wise counsel can still fail against entrenched pride and greed: Vidura foresees that Duryodhana will not yield even a rightful share, highlighting the ethical collapse that makes conflict unavoidable.
Sanjaya reports to his listener that Vidura had long warned him: Duryodhana (as ‘Dhritarashtra’s son’) would never, while alive, grant the Pandavas any portion of the kingdom—framing the futility of negotiation.