Shloka 41
शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
न च युक्तोडन्यथा जेतुमृते युद्धेन माधव । इत्यब्रवीत् सदा मां हि विदुर: सत्यदर्शन:
na ca yukto 'nyathā jetum ṛte yuddhena mādhava | ity abravīt sadā māṁ hi viduraḥ satyadarśanaḥ ||
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संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a leader like Duryodhana becomes unreachable by reason and dharma, ethical counsel may diagnose the situation but cannot compel reform; conflict becomes unavoidable. Vidura’s ‘truth-seeing’ counsel highlights the tragic limit of diplomacy when adharma is chosen knowingly.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (contextually) that Vidura has long maintained a consistent assessment: Duryodhana cannot be overcome through alternative measures such as negotiation or policy; only war will decide the outcome. The line frames the war as a consequence of persistent refusal to heed righteous advice.