Shloka 5
नचाहं लक्षये कंचिद् व्यभिचारमिहात्मन: । अथ सर्वे भवन्तो मां विद्विषन्ति सराजका:,"परंतु मुझे यहाँ अपना कोई दोष नहीं दिखायी देता है। इधर राजा धृतराष्ट्रसहित आप सब लोग अकारण ही मुझसे द्वेष रखने लगे हैं
na cāhaṃ lakṣaye kañcid vyabhicāram ihātmanaḥ | atha sarve bhavanto māṃ vidviṣanti sa-rājakāḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「だが私は、この件において自らに何の過ちも、正しき行いからの逸脱も見いだせぬ。それでも、そなたらは皆——王たちまでも——正当な理由なく私に敵意を抱き始めたのだ。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical tension central to dharma: one may find no wrongdoing in oneself, yet still become the target of hostility. It points to the need for fair judgment based on conduct rather than prejudice, power, or factional animosity.
In the Udyoga Parva’s charged pre-war atmosphere, the speaker (as framed by Vaiśampāyana’s narration) voices a grievance: despite perceiving no personal misconduct, he is met with collective hatred—even from those in royal authority—suggesting a breakdown of impartiality and righteous counsel.