Shloka 18
Draupadī’s Rebuke of Jayadratha and Dhaumya’s Admonition (Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 252)
वैशम्पायन उवाच स सुहृद्भिरमात्यैश्न भ्रातृभि: स्वजनेन च । बहुप्रकारमप्युक्तो निश्चयाज्न विचाल्यते
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: sa suhṛdbhir amātyaiś ca bhrātṛbhiḥ svajanena ca | bahuprakāram apy ukto niścayān na vicālyate ||
वैशम्पायन बोले— सुहृदों, मन्त्रियों, भाइयों और स्वजनों ने उसे अनेक प्रकार से समझाया, परन्तु वह अपने दृढ़ निश्चय से तनिक भी विचलित न हुआ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even wise and affectionate counsel cannot help a person who clings to an unrighteous resolve; stubbornness in adharma hardens the mind against correction and becomes a seed of downfall.
Vaiśampāyana tells Janamejaya that Duryodhana was repeatedly advised by friends, ministers, brothers, and relatives, yet he remained unmoved and would not abandon his determined course.