Shloka 27
अध्याय २९ — वासुदेव–संजय संवादः
Karma, Varṇa-Dharma, and the Ethics of Governance
वृन्दारक॑ कुरुमध्येष्वमूढं महाप्रज्ञं सर्वधर्मोपपन्नम् । न तस्य युद्ध रोचते वै कदाचिद् वैश्यापुत्रं कुशलं तात पृच्छे:,तात! जो समस्त कौरवोंमें श्रेष्ठ, महाबुद्धिमान, ज्ञानी तथा सब धर्मोसे सम्पन्न हैं, जिसे कौरव और पाण्डवोंका युद्ध कभी अच्छा नहीं लगता, उस वैश्यापुत्र युयुत्सुका भी मेरी ओरसे कुशल-मंगल पूछना
vṛndāraka kurumadhyeṣv amūḍhaṃ mahāprajñaṃ sarvadharmopapannam | na tasya yuddhaṃ rocate vai kadācid vaiśyāputraṃ kuśalaṃ tāta pṛcchasi ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O noble one, among the Kurus there is Yuyutsu—the Vaiśya’s son—unbewildered, of great intelligence, and endowed with every form of dharma. War between the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas has never pleased him. Dear one, convey my inquiry after his welfare and well-being.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid looming conflict, dharma expresses itself through honoring the righteous—especially those who do not delight in war. Yudhiṣṭhira’s welfare-inquiry highlights ethical leadership: recognizing virtue across factional lines and valuing peace-minded integrity.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war diplomacy, Yudhiṣṭhira instructs that greetings and welfare be conveyed to Yuyutsu, a Kaurava by birth who is described as wise and dharmic and who does not approve of the impending Kaurava–Pāṇḍava war.