Shloka 3
उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana
यच्चैवं मन्यसे मूढ न मे कश्रिद् व्यतिक्रम: । पाण्डवेष्विति तत् सर्व निबोधत नराधिपा:
yaccaivaṁ manyase mūḍha na me kaścid vyatikramaḥ | pāṇḍaveṣv iti tat sarvaṁ nibodhata narādhipāḥ ||
“Dan jika engkau, wahai dungu, mengira bahwa dari pihakku tak ada pelanggaran, maka dengarlah seluruh perkara tentang para Pāṇḍava. Wahai para raja, pahamilah semuanya dengan tuntas.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker asserts moral and procedural correctness—claiming no ‘vyatikrama’ (breach of right conduct)—and urges rulers to understand the full situation regarding the Pāṇḍavas before judging. The ethical emphasis is on careful discernment and fairness in political decision-making.
Vaiśampāyana addresses an interlocutor (calling him ‘mūḍha’) and then turns to the assembled kings, asking them to grasp the complete matter concerning the Pāṇḍavas. The line functions as a transition into a fuller explanation or justification in the surrounding discourse.