Shloka 42
हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः
Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace
पश्य दोषान् पाण्डवैविंग्रहे त्वं यत्र व्यथेयुरपि देवा: सशक्रा: । पुत्रैरवैर नित्यमुद्विग्नवासो यश:प्रणाशो द्विषतां च हर्ष:
paśya doṣān pāṇḍavaiḥ vigrahe tvaṃ yatra vyatheyer api devāḥ saśakrāḥ | putrair vairam nityam udvignavāso yaśaḥ-praṇāśo dviṣatāṃ ca harṣaḥ ||
Perhatikanlah cela-cela dalam memulai permusuhan dengan para Pāṇḍava; bila perang itu meletus, bahkan para dewa—dengan Indra di depan—akan merasakan pedihnya. Lagi pula, itu berarti permusuhan dengan putra-putramu sendiri, hidup dalam kegelisahan terus-menerus, runtuhnya nama baik, dan kegembiraan bagi musuh-musuhmu.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura warns that choosing war against the Pāṇḍavas is ethically and pragmatically ruinous: it violates familial duty, brings perpetual fear, destroys reputation, and ultimately benefits one’s enemies—so a righteous ruler should avoid such adharma-driven conflict.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Vidura counsels the Kuru king (implicitly Dhṛtarāṣṭra) to restrain the drive toward battle, emphasizing the catastrophic consequences of hostility toward the Pāṇḍavas and the moral stain of fighting one’s own kin.