Shloka 11
कृष्णेन विदुरं प्रति आगमन-हेतु-निवेदनम् / Krishna explains the purpose of his coming to Vidura
संविच्च धार्तराष्ट्राणां सर्वेषामेव केशव । शमे प्रयतमानस्य तव सौ श्रात्रकाड्क्षिण:
saṃvicca dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ sarveṣām eva keśava | śame prayatamānasya tava saubhrātraka-āṅkṣiṇaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「ケーシャヴァよ。持国王の子らは皆、すでに決めている――パーンダヴァに正当な国土の分け前を与えぬ、と。あなたは和睦のために尽くし、彼らの内に真の兄弟の情を呼び覚まそうとするが、あの邪なる者どもに向けた言葉は、ことごとく空しく終わろう。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a party has hardened itself in adharma—denying others their rightful due—mere conciliatory speech may fail; ethical governance requires justice, and peace without justice becomes impossible.
Vaiśampāyana describes to Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) that the Kauravas have firmly decided not to give the Pāṇḍavas their legitimate share of the kingdom, warning that Kṛṣṇa’s efforts at reconciliation and brotherly harmony may be wasted on them.