Shloka 31
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 72 — Bhīmasena’s counsel on conciliation and Duryodhana’s disposition
ब्रुवतस्तत्र मे वाक््यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम् । निशम्य पार्थिवा: सर्वे नानाजनपदेश्वरा:,मेरे मुखसे धर्म और अर्थसे संयुक्त हितकर वचन सुनकर नाना जनपदोंके स्वामी समस्त भूपाल आपके विषयमें यह निश्चितरूपसे समझ लेंगे कि युधिष्ठिर धर्मात्मा तथा सत्यवादी हैं और दुर्योधनके सम्बन्धमें भी उन्हें यह निश्चय हो जायगा कि उसने लोभसे प्रेरित होकर ही सारा अनुचित बर्ताव किया है
bruvatastatra me vākyaṃ dharmārthasahitaṃ hitam | niśamya pārthivāḥ sarve nānājanapadeśvarāḥ ||
There I shall speak—words that are beneficial, grounded in both dharma and practical purpose. All the kings, lords of many realms, will listen. Hearing my well-weighed counsel, they will reach a clear moral judgment: that Yudhiṣṭhira stands for righteousness and truth, and that Duryodhana’s wrongful conduct has been driven by greed. Thus the ethical verdict of the assembled rulers becomes part of the political pressure surrounding the coming conflict.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech should be both dharmic and purposeful (dharma + artha), aiming at the welfare (hita) of all; such speech clarifies moral responsibility—truthfulness and righteousness on one side, greed-driven wrongdoing on the other.
Yudhiṣṭhira explains that when he speaks in the royal gathering, the assembled kings from many realms will hear his dharma- and artha-aligned words and arrive at a firm judgment about the characters involved—recognizing Yudhiṣṭhira as righteous and truthful and seeing Duryodhana’s misconduct as arising from greed.