Shloka 15
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय २५: संजयदूतवाक्यम्
Sañjaya’s Envoy-Speech on Peace
अनेयस्याश्रेयसो दीर्घमन्यो- मित्रद्रुह: संजय पापबुद्धे: । सुतस्य राजा धृतराष्ट्र: प्रियेषी प्रपश्यमान: प्राजहाद् धर्मकामौ
sañjaya uvāca |
aneyasyāśreyaso dīrgham anyo-
mitradruhaḥ sañjaya pāpabuddheḥ |
sutasya rājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ priyeṣī
prapaśyamānaḥ prājahād dharmakāmau, sañjaya! |
サञ्जयは言った。おおサञ्जयよ、持国王ドリタラーシュトラは、罪深き意図を抱く子——久しく真の善ならぬものを追い、友を裏切る者——の喜ぶところを求め、結果を明らかに見ながらも、ダルマと正しい欲求の双方を捨て去った。ドゥルヨーダナへの偏愛を選ぶことで、義務と節度ある目的とを、執着と非道の前に崩れ落ちさせたのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one clearly understands the right course, attachment to what is personally dear—especially favoritism toward family—can lead to the conscious abandonment of dharma. The verse highlights ethical failure not as ignorance but as willful surrender to partiality and wrongdoing.
Sanjaya characterizes Dhritarashtra’s stance in the lead-up to war: though he perceives the danger and injustice surrounding Duryodhana’s conduct, he still chooses to support what pleases his son, thereby giving up righteous duty and disciplined aims.