Shloka 86
अनुक्रोशादानृशंस्याद् यो$सौ धर्मभृतां वर: । गौरवात् तव राजेन्द्र बहून् क्लेशांस्तितिक्षति,राजेन्द्र! धर्मधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ युधिष्ठिर दया, सौम्यभाव तथा आपके प्रति गौरव-बुद्धिके कारण बहुत कष्ट सह रहा है
anukrośād ānṛśaṃsyād yo'sau dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | gauravāt tava rājendra bahūn kleśāṃs titikṣati ||
Vidura said: “Out of compassion and gentle non-cruelty, that Yudhiṣṭhira—foremost among the upholders of dharma—endures many hardships, O king, because of the reverence he bears toward you. His restraint is not weakness, but a deliberate ethical forbearance grounded in duty and respect.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True strength in dharma can appear as patient endurance: compassion (anukrośa), non-cruelty (ānṛśaṃsya), and respectful deference (gaurava) can lead a righteous person to tolerate suffering rather than retaliate, especially when elders and social duty are involved.
Vidura is counseling King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, pointing out that Yudhiṣṭhira—though capable—has been bearing many troubles because he is compassionate and gentle, and because he still respects Dhṛtarāṣṭra. The remark implicitly warns the king not to mistake Yudhiṣṭhira’s restraint for incapacity, and to recognize the moral cost being endured.