Shloka 21
धृतराष्ट्रस्य वंशोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Dynastic Counsel on Legitimate Rule
अतिक्रामति य: शास्त्र पितुर्धर्मार्थदर्शिन: । एते नश्यन्ति कुरवो दुर्योधनकृतेन वै
atikrāmati yaḥ śāstraṁ pitur dharmārthadarśinaḥ | ete naśyanti kuravo duryodhanakṛtena vai ||
ວິດູຣະກ່າວວ່າ: ຜູ້ໃດກ້າລ່ວງລະເມີດຄໍາສັ່ງສອນໃນຊາສະຕຣະ ແລະບໍ່ຍອມຟັງແມ່ນແຕ່ພໍ່—ຜູ້ເຫັນແຈ້ງວ່າອັນໃດແມ່ນທຳ ແລະອັນໃດແມ່ນປະໂຫຍດແທ້—ຜູ້ນັ້ນຍ່ອມເປັນເຫດໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມພິນາດ. ແທ້ຈິງແລ້ວ ເພາະການກະທໍາຂອງທຸຣະໂຢທະນະພຽງຜູ້ດຽວ ຄອບຄົວກົວຣະວະທັງປວງກໍາລັງຖືກທໍາລາຍ.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disregard for śāstra and contempt for wise parental counsel—especially from one who understands dharma and true welfare—leads not only to personal fault but to collective ruin; a leader’s adharma can destroy an entire clan.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura warns the Kuru king (implicitly Dhṛtarāṣṭra) that Duryodhana’s stubborn rejection of ethical law and counsel is driving the Kauravas toward inevitable destruction, foreshadowing the coming war.