Shloka 12
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint
“यह सारी पृथ्वी मौतकी दाढ़ोंके बीचमें जा पहुँची है। तुम संधिके द्वारा इसकी रक्षा करो। तुम्हारे बड़े भाई युधिष्ठिर धर्मात्मा, दयालु, मधुरभाषी और दिद्वान् हैं। तुम अपने मनका सारा कलुष यहीं धो-बहाकर उन पुरुषसिंह युधिष्ठिरकी शरणमें जाओ ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
dṛṣṭas tvaṃ pāṇḍavena vyapanītaśarāsanaḥ |
praśāntabhṛkuṭiḥ śrīmān kṛtā śāntiḥ kulasya naḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Cuando el hijo de Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira) te vea con el arco depuesto, las cejas fruncidas ya apaciguadas y enderezadas, y la ira abandonada—resplandeciente de nuevo en tu dignidad natural—entonces estaremos seguros de que has establecido la paz en nuestro linaje.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Peace is shown not only by words but by visible self-restraint: laying aside weapons and calming anger. Ethical leadership is measured by the capacity to renounce wrath and restore harmony within the family and polity.
In the Udyoga Parva’s peace-effort context, the speaker describes how Yudhiṣṭhira will recognize genuine reconciliation: the other party is seen disarmed, with a softened expression and regained dignity—signs that true peace has been secured for the Kuru lineage.