Shloka 68
नच त्यक्तुं तदिच्छामो न चेच्छाम: कुलक्षयम् | अत्र या प्रणिपातेन शान्ति: सैव गरीयसी
na ca tyaktuṃ tad icchāmo na cechāmaḥ kulakṣayam | atra yā praṇipātena śāntiḥ saiva garīyasī ||
ຢຸທິສຖິຣ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ພວກເຮົາບໍ່ປາດຖະໜາຈະປະຖິ້ມສິດອັນຊອບທຳນັ້ນ ແລະກໍບໍ່ປາດຖະໜາໃຫ້ວົງຕະກູນຂອງເຮົາພິນາດ. ໃນເລື່ອງນີ້ ຄວາມສະງົບທີ່ໄດ້ມາດ້ວຍການນອບນ້ອມ ແລະການປະນີປະນອມຢ່າງເຄົາລົບ—ນັ້ນແຫຼະແມ່ນທາງທີ່ດີກວ່າ»។
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse prioritizes peace and the prevention of clan-destruction over pride: even when one has a rightful claim, reconciliation achieved through humility and respectful negotiation is ethically superior to a victory that costs the family’s survival.
In Udyoga Parva, as war becomes imminent, Yudhiṣṭhira voices a principled stance: he does not want to relinquish what is due, yet he also refuses to seek outcomes that lead to kulakṣaya. Therefore he endorses peace pursued through praṇipāta—deferential, conciliatory diplomacy.