Shloka 10
अध्याय १५ (Āśramavāsika-parva): धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनवासानुज्ञायाचनम् — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s renewed plea for consent to forest-dwelling
कुन्त्युवाच सहदेवे महाराज माप्रसादं कृथा: क्वचित् | एष मामनुरक्तो हि राजंस्त्वां चैव सर्वदा
kuntyuvāca sahadeve mahārāja māprasādaṃ kṛthāḥ kvacit | eṣa mām anurakto hi rājan tvāṃ caiva sarvadā |
ಕುಂತಿ ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಮಹಾರಾಜ, ಸಹದೇವನ ಮೇಲೆ ನೀವು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಅಪ್ರಸನ್ನರಾಗಬೇಡಿ. ರಾಜನ್, ಅವನು ಸದಾ ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲೂ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲೂ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಅನುರಕ್ತನಾಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not judge or punish a loyal, dutiful person harshly; recognize steady devotion and maintain fairness and goodwill within the family and polity.
Kuntī addresses a king and urges him never to be displeased with Sahadeva, emphasizing Sahadeva’s consistent loyalty and devotion to both herself and the king.