Shloka 9
याज्ञसेनी-प्रश्नः
Draupadī’s Question in the Assembly
एवं ते ज्ञातय: सर्वे मोदमाना: शतं समा: । त्वन्नियुक्त: सव्यसाची निगृह्नलातु सुयोधनम्
evaṁ te jñātayaḥ sarve modamānāḥ śataṁ samāḥ | tvanniyuktaḥ savyasācī nigṛhṇīyātu suyodhanam ||
Ainsi, que tous les tiens se réjouissent pendant cent ans. Qu’Arjuna, l’ambidextre, agissant sur ton ordre, contienne Suyodhana (Duryodhana). Le conseil de Vidura relève d’un gouvernement juste : réfréner le fautif par une autorité légitime afin que la famille et le royaume jouissent d’une paix durable.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wrongdoing within the family and state should be checked through rightful authority and measured restraint; protecting the many and preserving peace is a king’s dharmic responsibility.
Vidura urges the king to authorize Arjuna—renowned as Savyasācī—to curb Duryodhana, so that the entire royal clan may live in joy and stability for a long time.