Shloka 31
विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः
Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace
अथ यो गुणसम्पन्नान् हृदयस्याप्रियानपि । प्रियेण कुरुते वश्यांश्विरं यशसि तिष्ठति,“जो अपने मनको प्रिय न लगनेवाले गुणवान् व्यक्तियोंको भी अपने प्रिय व्यवहारद्वारा वशमें कर लेता है, वह दीर्घकालतक यशस्वी बना रहता है
atha yo guṇasampannān hṛdayasyāpriyān api | priyeṇa kurute vaśyāṁś ciraṁ yaśasi tiṣṭhati ||
ಹೃದಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅಪ್ರಿಯರಾದರೂ ಗುಣಸಂಪನ್ನರನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರಿಯ, ಮಧುರ ವರ್ತನೆಯಿಂದ ಅನುಕೂಲಕ್ಕೆ ತಂದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವವನು—ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲ ಯಶಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿರನಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Lasting fame comes to one who can win over even personally disagreeable yet virtuous people through pleasing, respectful conduct—showing self-control, tact, and ethical leadership.
In Udyoga Parva’s counsel-oriented setting before the great war, Vaiśampāyana voices a general maxim on statecraft and interpersonal dharma: influence is best secured not by force but by agreeable behavior, even toward those one does not naturally like.