Shloka 40
Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel
न युद्धे तात कल्याणं न धर्मार्थों कुतः सुखम् । न चापि विजयो नित्यं मा युद्धे चेत आधिथा:
na yuddhe tāta kalyāṇaṃ na dharmārtho kutaḥ sukham | na cāpi vijayo nityaṃ mā yuddhe ceta ādhithāḥ ||
বৎস, যুদ্ধে কোনো কল্যাণ নেই। তাতে না ধর্ম নিশ্চিত, না অর্থলাভ; তবে সুখই বা কোথা থেকে আসবে? যুদ্ধের জয়ও চিরনিশ্চিত নয়; অতএব যুদ্ধে মন দিও না।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
War is not a dependable means to attain welfare: it endangers dharma, does not guarantee artha, cannot yield stable sukha, and even victory is uncertain; therefore one should not be mentally committed to war.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Vaiśampāyana narrates counsel that discourages embracing war, stressing its moral and practical uncertainty as tensions move toward the Kurukṣetra conflict.