Shloka 253
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पश्चात्तापः तथा वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse and Request for Forest-Retirement
अभेदे च गुणा राजन् पुन: पुनररिंदम । 'शत्रुदमन नरेश! गुप्त मन्त्रणा फ़ूट जानेपर जो दोष पैदा होते हैं और न फूटनेसे जो लाभ होते हैं, उनको तुम मन्त्रिमण्डलके समक्ष बारंबार बतलाते रहना
abhede ca guṇā rājan punaḥ punar arindama | śatrudamana nareśa gupta-mantraṇā-phūṭa-jāne para yo doṣaḥ prajāyate na phūṭane ca yo lābhaḥ tau mantri-maṇḍalasya samakṣaṃ bāraṃbāraṃ vaktavyau ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, subduer of foes—O ruler who crushes enemies—repeatedly impress upon your council of ministers the virtues of keeping counsel undivided. Again and again, set before them the harms that arise when secret deliberations are leaked, and the benefits that follow when they are not.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच