Shloka 10
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 40 — Vidura’s Ethical Counsel and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Fatalistic Turn
भगवन् संशय: कश्रिद् धृतराष्ट्रस्य मानस: । यो न शकक्यो मया वक्तुं त्वमस्मै वक्तुमहसि,“भगवन्! धृतराष्ट्रके हृदयमें कुछ संशय है, जिसका समाधान मेरे द्वारा किया जाना उचित नहीं है। आप ही इस विषयका निरूपण करनेयोग्य हैं"
bhagavan saṁśayaḥ kaścid dhṛtarāṣṭrasya mānasaḥ | yo na śakyo mayā vaktuṁ tvam asmai vaktum arhasi ||
«បពិត្រព្រះគ្រូដ៏គួរគោរព! ក្នុងចិត្តធృతរાષ્ટ્રមានសេចក្តីសង្ស័យមួយ ដែលមិនសមឲ្យខ្ញុំជាអ្នកពន្យល់ឡើយ។ ព្រះអង្គទើបជាអ្នកសមគួរបកស្រាយដល់ព្រះអង្គនោះ»។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical restraint and pedagogical propriety: not everyone should address every sensitive doubt. One should defer to the person who is more qualified or appropriately positioned to counsel, especially when a king’s inner conflict has moral and political consequences.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Dhṛtarāṣṭra harbors an unresolved doubt. He indicates that it is not suitable for him to answer it and requests the addressed revered authority to explain the matter directly to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.