Shloka 2
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 64: Arjuna’s Instruction to Sanjaya
Message to the Kuru Assembly
पज्चानां पाण्डुपुत्राणां यत् तेज: प्रजिहीर्षसि । पज्चानामिव भूतानां महतां लोकधारिणाम्
pañcānāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ yat tejaḥ prajihīrṣasi | pañcānām iva bhūtānāṃ mahatāṃ lokadhāriṇām ||
ヴィドゥラは言った。「なぜおまえは、パーンドゥの五人の子らの輝きと正当な威勢を奪おうとするのか。彼らは、諸世界を支える五大（地・水・火・風・空）のごとく、偉大にして世を支える者たちである。その光を取り去ろうと望むのは、秩序の支柱そのものに刃向かうことだ。」
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura warns that depriving the Pāṇḍavas of their rightful ‘tejas’ (legitimate power and dignity) is not merely political wrongdoing; it is an ethical violation against the supports of social and cosmic order, likened to attacking the five great elements that sustain the world.
In Udyoga Parva, as war tensions rise, Vidura counsels the Kuru leadership, challenging the intent to dispossess the Pāṇḍavas. He frames the Pāṇḍavas as indispensable pillars of stability, urging restraint and dharmic governance rather than envy-driven usurpation.