Shloka 7
याज्ञसेनी-प्रश्नः
Draupadī’s Question in the Assembly
विदितं मे महाप्राज्ञ भोजेष्वेवासमठ्जसम् । पुत्रं संत्यक्तवान् पूर्व पौराणां हितकाम्यया
viditaṁ me mahāprājña bhojeṣv evāsam aṭjasam | putraṁ saṁtyaktavān pūrvaṁ paurāṇāṁ hitakāmyayā ||
ಮಹಾಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞನೇ! ಭೋಜರೊಳಗೆ ಪೂರ್ವಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬ ರಾಜನು ಪೌರರ ಹಿತವನ್ನು ಬಯಸಿ ದುರ್ಮಾರ್ಗಗಾಮಿ ತನ್ನ ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆಂದು ನನಗೆ ತಿಳಿದಿದೆ.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must prioritize dharma and the welfare of the people over personal attachment; even one’s own child may be set aside if he endangers public good and moral order.
Vidura cites an earlier example from the Bhojas: a king, seeking the citizens’ welfare, abandoned his wayward son. The example functions as moral counsel about impartial governance and difficult ethical choices.