Shloka 27
धृतराष्ट्र-सत्कारः तथा श्राद्ध-दाने नियमनम् | Honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Regulating Śrāddha-Gifts
न राज्ञो धृतराष्ट्रस्य न च दुर्योधनस्य वै
na rājño dhṛtarāṣṭrasya na ca duryodhanasya vai, viparīta-kaś ca me śatrur niyamyaś ca bhaven naraḥ |
Vaiśampāyana said: “Toward King Dhṛtarāṣṭra—and likewise toward Duryodhana—let no one act in opposition. He who behaves contrary is my enemy; he who remains under discipline and obedience is to be regarded as a proper man (and ally).”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Friendship and legitimacy are defined by disciplined adherence to rightful authority and social duty; oppositional, disruptive conduct is treated as enmity and becomes liable to correction.
The narrator reports a policy attributed to the ruling side: Dhṛtarāṣṭra (and by extension Duryodhana) are to be treated as authoritative figures; those who comply are counted as allies, while those who act contrary are marked as enemies.