Shloka 116
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 3 — Sātyaki on Inner Disposition, Legitimacy, and Coercive Readiness
न व्यवस्यन्ति पाण्डूनां प्रदातुं पैतृक वसु । वे भीष्म, द्रोण और विदुरके बहुत अनुनय-विनय करनेपर भी पाण्डवोंको उनका पैतृक धन वापस देनेका निश्चय अथवा प्रयास नहीं कर रहे हैं
na vyavasyanti pāṇḍūnāṃ pradātuṃ paitṛkaṃ vasu |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。彼らは、パーンドゥ族の祖伝の財を返す決意をしない。ビーマ、ドローナ、ヴィドゥラがいかに真摯に嘆願し、和解のための諫言を重ねても、彼らは決断もせず、努力もせず、パーンドゥ族に正当の権利を回復しようとしない。これは正義を故意に拒む振る舞いであり、国を争いへと押しやるものである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Refusing to restore another’s rightful inheritance—despite wise elders urging reconciliation—signals adharma: it violates justice, undermines legitimate order, and makes violence more likely. Ethical governance requires honoring rightful claims and heeding principled counsel.
In the lead-up to war, the Kaurava side remains unwilling to return the Pāṇḍavas’ ancestral share. Even the persuasive efforts of respected elders—Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Vidura—fail to move them toward a decision or concrete action of restitution.