Shloka 24
Sundopasundayoḥ Tapas–Varadāna–Prasaṅgaḥ
Sunda and Upasunda: Austerities and the Boon
भूय एव तु भीष्मश्च द्रोणो विदुर एव च । युवां च कुरुतं बुद्धि भवेद् या न: सुखोदया,“परंतु मेरा विचार है कि भीष्म, द्रोण, विदुर और तुम दोनों एक साथ बैठकर पुनः विचार कर लो तथा कोई ऐसी बात सोच निकालो, जो भविष्यमें भी हमें सुख देनेवाली हो”
bhūya eva tu bhīṣmaś ca droṇo vidura eva ca | yuvāṃ ca kurutaṃ buddhiṃ bhaved yā naḥ sukhodayā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “But again, let Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Vidura—and you two as well—sit together and deliberate once more, and arrive at a course of action that will bring us welfare and happiness in the time to come.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Important decisions should be made through renewed, collective deliberation with elders and dharma-minded counsellors, aiming not at short-term gain but at lasting welfare (sukhodaya) for all concerned.
The narrator reports a call for the principal Kuru elders—Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Vidura—along with two addressed persons, to reconvene and rethink their plan so that the outcome will secure future happiness and stability.