Shloka 10
Kṛṣṇasya Karṇam Prati Sāntvavacana
Kṛṣṇa’s Conciliatory Address to Karṇa
त्वमुक्तः कुरुवृद्धेन मया च विदुरेण च । वासुदेवेन च तथा श्रेयो नैवाभिमन्यसे,कुरुकुलके वृद्ध पुरुष भीष्मजीने, मैंने, विदुरजीने तथा भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने भी तुमसे तुम्हारे कल्याणकी ही बात बतायी है; तथापि तुम उसे मान नहीं रहे हो
tvam uktaḥ kuru-vṛddhena mayā ca vidureṇa ca | vāsudevena ca tathā śreyo naivābhimanyase ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ເຈົ້າໄດ້ຮັບຄຳເຕືອນສອນຈາກຜູ້ເຖົ້າໃນວົງກຸຣຸ—ຈາກຂ້າ, ຈາກວິດຸຣ, ແລະຈາກວາສຸເທວະ (ພຣະກຣິດ) ດ້ວຍ—ທຸກຄົນຊີ້ແນະແຕ່ທາງທີ່ເປັນປະໂຫຍດແກ່ເຈົ້າ. ແຕ່ເຈົ້າກໍຍັງບໍ່ຍອມຮັບມັນ».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True welfare (śreyaḥ) is often known through the counsel of wise, impartial well-wishers; rejecting such guidance out of attachment or pride leads to ethical collapse and the escalation of conflict.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Bhishma reminds the listener (implicitly the Kuru ruler) that multiple respected figures—Kuru elders, Bhishma himself, Vidura, and Krishna—have all urged a beneficial, peace-aligned course, but that counsel is being disregarded.