Shloka 213
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
वयमास्म यथा सम्यग् भवतो विदितं तथा । “नरेश्वर! आपके पुत्रने कभी थोड़ा-सा भी अन्याय हमलोगोंके साथ नहीं किया। हमलोग उन राजा दुर्योधनपर भी पिताके समान विश्वास करते थे और उनके राज्यमें बड़े सुखसे जीवन व्यतीत करते थे। यह बात आपको भी विदित ही है"
vayamāsma yathā samyag bhavato viditaṃ tathā |
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ດັ່ງທີ່ພຣະອົງຮູ້ດີ, ໂອ ເຈົ້າແຫ່ງມະນຸດ, ພຣະລູກຊາຍຂອງພຣະອົງບໍ່ເຄີຍກະທຳອະທຳຕໍ່ພວກເຮົາແມ່ນແຕ່ນ້ອຍນິດ. ພວກເຮົາໄວ້ວາງໃຈພຣະຣາຊາ ທຸຣະໂຍທະນະ ດັ່ງໄວ້ວາງໃຈບິດາ, ແລະໄດ້ດຳລົງຊີວິດໃນອານາຈັກຂອງພຣະອົງດ້ວຍຄວາມສຸກສະບາຍແລະພໍໃຈ. ນີ້ກໍເປັນສິ່ງທີ່ພຣະອົງຮູ້ຢູ່ແລ້ວ».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights an ethical claim about just rule and interpersonal trust: the speakers testify that they experienced no injustice and therefore extended filial-like confidence to the king. It underscores how perceived fairness sustains social harmony and loyalty within a kingdom.
Vaiśampāyana reports a statement addressed to a king: the speakers remind him that his son never wronged them, that they trusted Duryodhana as a father, and that they lived comfortably under his rule—facts the addressee is said to already know.