Shloka 54
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
विदुर उवाच नाभिनन्दामि ते राजन् व्यवसायमिमं प्रभो | पुत्रैभेदो यथा न स्याद् द्यूतहेतोस्तथा कुरु
vidura uvāca nābhinandāmi te rājan vyavasāyam imaṁ prabho | putrair bhedo yathā na syād dyūta-hetoḥ tathā kuru ||
ວິດຸຣະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ພຣະຣາຊາ, ຂ້າພະອົງບໍ່ເຫັນດີກັບການຕັດສິນໃຈນີ້ຂອງພຣະອົງ. ໂອ ພຣະອົງຜູ້ເປັນນາຍ, ຂໍໃຫ້ພຣະອົງກະທໍາໃຫ້ເປັນໄປໃນທາງທີ່ ເພາະເຫດແຫ່ງການພະນັນນີ້ ຈະບໍ່ເກີດການແບ່ງແຍກຫຼືການເລືອກປະຕິບັດ ລະຫວ່າງລູກຊາຍຂອງພຣະອົງ ແລະລູກຊາຍຂອງປານດຸ.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura warns that a king must not let a reckless pursuit—here, gambling—create partiality and a rupture between branches of the same family; righteous governance requires restraint and impartiality.
As plans for the dice-game are being entertained, Vidura addresses the king and openly disapproves of the decision, urging him to act so that no discriminatory split arises between the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas on account of the gambling.