Shloka 34
शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
यन्न तस्य मनो हा[सीत् त्वयोक्तस्य हितं वच: । प्रशमे पाण्डवै: सार्थ सोडन्यस्य शृुणुयात् कथम्,“आपके द्वारा हितकारक वचन कहे जानेपर भी जिसका पाण्डवोंके साथ संधि करनेका मन नहीं हुआ, वह दूसरेकी बात कैसे सुन सकता है?
yan na tasya mano hāsīt tvayoktasya hitaṃ vacaḥ | praśame pāṇḍavaiḥ sārthaṃ so 'nyasya śṛṇuyāt katham ||
Sañjaya said: “Even after you spoke words meant for his welfare, his mind did not turn toward reconciliation with the Pāṇḍavas. How, then, could he be expected to listen to anyone else?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Good counsel benefits only a receptive mind. When someone refuses even well-meant advice aimed at peace, further persuasion becomes ineffective; ethical failure here is stubbornness against reconciliation.
Sañjaya reflects on the futility of advising a person who would not incline toward making peace with the Pāṇḍavas even after receiving beneficial counsel; therefore, he would not listen to anyone else either.