Shloka 14
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरोक्तिः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra Addressed on Sincerity, Hospitality, and Settlement
मम पुत्राश्न पौत्राश्न सर्वे दुर्योधनादूृते । प्रत्युद्यास्यन्ति दाशाह् रथैर्मृष्टै: स््वलंकृता:,दुर्योधनके सिवा मेरे सभी पुत्र और पौत्र वस्त्र-आभूषणोंसे विभूषित हो स्वच्छ-सुन्दर रथोंपर बैठकर श्रीकृष्णकी अगवानीके लिये जायँगे
mama putrāś ca pautrāś ca sarve duryodhanād ṛte | pratyudyāsyanti dāśāḥ rathair mṛṣṭaiḥ svalankṛtāḥ ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “All my sons and grandsons—except Duryodhana—will go forth to welcome (Kṛṣṇa), adorned with fine garments and ornaments, mounted on clean and splendid chariots.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
External gestures of respect and diplomacy have value, but they cannot substitute for inner humility and willingness to reconcile. Duryodhana’s exception highlights how a single leader’s pride can negate collective propriety and steer a community toward adharma and conflict.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra states that the Kaurava princes (sons and grandsons) will go out in decorated chariots to welcome Kṛṣṇa—except Duryodhana. The line underscores a tense political moment: Kṛṣṇa’s arrival as envoy is met with formal honor by most, while Duryodhana’s stance foreshadows resistance to peace.