Shloka 16
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय २५: संजयदूतवाक्यम्
Sañjaya’s Envoy-Speech on Peace
तदैव मे संजय दीव्यतो< भू- न्मति: कुरूणामागत: स्यादभाव: । काव्यां वाचं विदुरो भाषमाणो न विन्दते यद् धार्तराष्ट्रात् प्रशंभाम्
tadaiva me sañjaya dīvyato 'bhūn matiḥ kurūṇām āgataḥ syād abhāvaḥ | kāvyāṃ vācaṃ viduro bhāṣamāṇo na vindate yad dhārtarāṣṭrāt praśaṃbhām ||
サンジャヤは言った。わたしがなお賽の戯れに耽っていたその時すでに、こうした思いが胸に起こった――「クル族の滅びの時は近いに違いない」と。というのも、国政の道に則って賢明な諫言を述べるヴィドゥラでさえ、ドリタラーシュトラの子からは一片の称賛も得られなかったからである。正しい忠告が退けられ、徳が迎え入れられぬところに、破滅は遠くない。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When wise and ethical counsel is offered but receives no respect from those in power, it signals moral collapse; such rejection of dharma and prudent policy (nīti) becomes a forewarning of collective ruin.
During the period associated with the dice-game, Vidura speaks carefully reasoned, policy-minded advice, yet Duryodhana offers him no approval. Observing this, Sanjaya concludes that the Kurus’ destruction is likely imminent.