Shloka 8
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ७७: पुरुषकार–दैवसंयोगः तथा दुष्टमन्त्रपरामर्शस्य राजनैतिक-परिणामः
Human Effort, Contingency, and the Political Effects of Corrupt Counsel
कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च प्रतिपत्स्व निरामयम् | अस्मद्धितमनुष्ठानं मन््ये तव न दुष्करम्
kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca pratipatsu nirāmayam | asmaddhitam anuṣṭhānaṃ manye tava na duṣkaram ||
অতএব কৌরব ও পাণ্ডব—উভয়ের এই সংকটে দুঃখের নিবারণ করে নিরাময় অবস্থা আনুন। আমার বিশ্বাস, আমাদের কল্যাণকর কাজ সম্পাদন করা আপনার পক্ষে কঠিন নয়।
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arjuna frames ethical action as reducing suffering for both parties in a shared crisis, urging the addressee to undertake a welfare-oriented initiative. The emphasis is on impartial relief and responsible intervention rather than partisan escalation.
In the tense pre-war setting of the Udyoga Parva, Arjuna addresses a respected figure capable of influence and requests active effort to remove distress affecting both the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas, expressing confidence that such beneficial action is within that person’s power.