Shloka 30
स एवमुक्तः सुहृदा वचो हित विचिन्त्य नि:श्वस्य च दुर्मनाब्रवीत् । यथा भवानाह सखे तथैव त- न्ममापि विज्ञापयतो वच: शूणु
sa evam uktaḥ suhṛdā vaco hitaṁ vicintya niḥśvasya ca durmanābravīt | yathā bhavān āha sakhe tathaiva tan mamāpi vijñāpayato vacaḥ śṛṇu suhṛt ||
संजय बोले—हितैषी मित्र के ऐसे वचन सुनकर दुर्योधन ने उन पर विचार किया, फिर लंबी साँस लेकर, मन में खिन्न होकर बोला—“सखे! तुम जैसा कहते हो, वैसा ही है; पर इस विषय में मेरा भी कुछ निवेदन है। इसलिए, हे हितैषी, मेरी बात भी सुनो।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when counsel is clearly beneficial (hita), a troubled mind may accept it verbally yet still feel compelled to argue its own position. The verse highlights the ethical tension between listening to wise advice and the ego-driven need to justify one’s chosen course.
After a well-wisher speaks for Duryodhana’s good, Duryodhana pauses to reflect, sighs in distress, and replies that the friend’s words are correct—yet asks to be heard as he presents his own counter-submission on the same issue.