Shloka 17
Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 31 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Instructions to Sañjaya
Peace Appeal and Five-Village Proposal
स त्वमर्थ संशयितं विना तै- राशंससे पुत्रवशानुगो5स्य । अधर्मशब्दश्न महान् पृथिव्यां नेदं कर्म त्वत्समं भारताग्रय
sa tvam artha-saṁśayitaṁ vinā tair āśaṁsase putra-vaśānugo 'si | adharma-śabdaś ca mahān pṛthivyāṁ nedaṁ karma tvat-samaṁ bhāratāgrya bharata-vaṁśa-śiromaṇe ||
サञ्जयは言った。しかるに汝は、子らに心を奪われ、パーンダヴァらを切り離して孤立させ、その全財を独り占めしようと望んでいる—そもそもその企ての成就すら疑わしいというのに。たとえ成し遂げたとしても、「アダルマ（不義）」の大いなる叫びが地上に広がり、汝に重い不名誉をもたらすであろう。そのような行いは、バラタ族の最上たる者、バラタ王統の冠の宝珠たる汝にふさわしくない。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must not let filial attachment override dharma: unjustly dispossessing others—especially by isolating them—invites both practical failure and lasting public condemnation. Moral legitimacy and reputation are integral to rightful kingship.
Sanjaya addresses Dhritarashtra, warning that under his sons’ influence he is entertaining a plan to exclude the Pandavas and take their wealth. Sanjaya stresses the plan’s uncertainty and, more importantly, the widespread blame of adharma it would bring, making it unworthy of Dhritarashtra’s stature.