Shloka 11
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 92: Kṛṣṇasya sabhāpraveśaḥ
Krishna’s Entry into the Royal Assembly
आकेशग्रहणान्मित्रमकार्यात् संनिवर्तयन् । अवाच्य: कस्यचिद् भवति कृतयत्नो यथाबलम्
ākeśa-grahaṇān mitram akāryāt saṁnivartayan | avācyaḥ kasyacid bhavati kṛta-yatno yathā-balam ||
যে ব্যক্তি নিজের বন্ধুকে চুলের মুঠি ধরে হলেও অধর্মকর্ম থেকে নিবৃত্ত করতে যথাশক্তি চেষ্টা করে, সে কারও নিন্দার পাত্র হয় না।
(वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Preventing a friend from wrongdoing is a dharmic duty; even firm physical restraint is not blameworthy when motivated by protection from adharma and undertaken with sincere, proportionate effort.
In Vaiśaṁpāyana’s narration, a general ethical principle is stated: a well-intentioned person who tries, to the extent of his ability, to stop a friend from an improper act should not be condemned for the severity of the intervention.