Shloka 9
अध्याय २९ — वासुदेव–संजय संवादः
Karma, Varṇa-Dharma, and the Ethics of Governance
पुरोहित धृतराष्ट्रस्य राज्ञ- स्तथा55चायनित्विजो ये च तस्य । तैश्न त्वं तात सहितैर्य थाई संगच्छेथा: कुशलेनैव सूत
purohitaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya rājñas tathācāryān ṛtvijo ye ca tasya | taiś ca tvaṃ tāta sahitair yathā saṃgacchethāḥ kuśalenāiva sūta tāta saṃjaya |
ユディシュティラは言った。「愛しきサンジャヤよ、御者よ。汝がドリタラーシュトラ王の家付きの祭司、師たち、そして王に仕え儀礼を司る祭司らに会うときは、礼法にかなった態度と善意をもって近づけ。われらに代わり、ただ彼らの安否を問うて挨拶せよ――争いが高まろうとも、ダルマの礼節と敬語の道を捨てぬために。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when hostility is imminent, one should uphold dharma through respectful conduct and restrained speech—beginning with courteous inquiry into others’ welfare, especially toward elders and religious functionaries.
Yudhiṣṭhira instructs Saṃjaya on proper etiquette when meeting Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s priestly and teaching circle: Saṃjaya should greet them on the Pāṇḍavas’ behalf by asking after their well-being, maintaining decorum amid tense negotiations.