Shloka 29
Dyūta-kathā-praśnaḥ — Inquiry into the Dice-Game Calamity
विग्रहं दूरतो रक्षन् प्रियाण्येव समाचरन् | वाच्यतां न गमिष्यामि लोकेषु मनुजर्षभा:,“नररत्नो! विग्रह या वैर-विरोधको अपनेसे दूर ही रखकर सबका प्रिय करते हुए मैं संसारमें निन्दाका पात्र नहीं हो सकूँगा”
vigrahaṃ dūrato rakṣan priyāṇy eva samācaran | vācyatāṃ na gamiṣyāmi lokeṣu manujarṣabhāḥ ||
Dengan menjaga pertikaian tetap jauh dariku, dan hanya bertindak dengan cara yang menyenangkan serta mendamaikan, aku tidak akan menjadi sasaran celaan di tengah rakyat, wahai insan terbaik.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse commends a dharmic strategy of keeping conflict at a distance and choosing pleasing, conciliatory conduct so that one does not become blameworthy in society—ethical restraint and reputation grounded in non-provocation.
Vaiśampāyana reports a speaker’s resolve: rather than escalating hostility, he will avoid quarrel, behave agreeably, and thereby prevent public reproach—framing a deliberate choice of peaceable policy within the unfolding courtly/political tensions of the Sabha Parva.