Shloka 12
Book 3 (Āraṇyaka-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Alliance Gathering; Arjuna’s Praise of Keśava; Draupadī’s Duḥkha-nivedana; Assurances and Vows
न चेत् स मम राजेन्द्र गृह्लीयान्मधुंर वच: । पथ्यं च भरतश्रेष्ठ निगृह्नीयां बलेन तम्,राजेन्द्र! भरतश्रेष्ठ! यदि वे मेरे मधुर एवं हितकर वचनको सुनकर उसे न मानते तो मैं उन्हें बलपूर्वक रोक देता
na cet sa mama rājendra gṛhlīyān madhuraṃ vacaḥ | pathyaṃ ca bharataśreṣṭha nigṛhnīyāṃ balena tam, rājendra! bharataśreṣṭha! |
ヴァーユは言った。「王よ、バーラタ族の最勝者よ——もし彼が、甘くとも益あるわたしの柔らかな言葉を受け入れぬなら、彼のために、わたしは力をもってこれを制止する。ダルマを守る忠告が退けられるなら、抑制なき衝動から害が生じぬよう、わたしは拘束を断行する用意がある。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wholesome counsel should be accepted even when it is difficult; if gentle guidance fails, restraint may be justified as a last resort to prevent greater harm and protect dharma.
Vāyudeva addresses a king (called rājendra, bharataśreṣṭha), stating that if the person in question refuses his sweet but beneficial advice, he would forcibly restrain him—emphasizing the priority of preventing wrongdoing over mere persuasion.