Shloka 13
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 72 — Bhīmasena’s counsel on conciliation and Duryodhana’s disposition
यत् त्वामुपधिना राजन दूते वज्चितवांस्तदा । न चापत्रपते तेन नृशंस: स्वेन कर्मणा
yat tvām upadhinā rājan dūte vañcitavāṁs tadā | na cāpatrapate tena nṛśaṁsaḥ svena karmaṇā ||
«ຂໍພະອົງ, ເມື່ອຄັ້ງນັ້ນ ລາວໃຊ້ກົນອຸບາຍຫລອກລວງພະອົງໃນເລື່ອງສະກາ; ແຕ່ຄົນໂຫດຮ້າຍນັ້ນ ກໍບໍ່ອາຍຕໍ່ການກະທຳຂອງຕົນ. ເຖິງແມ່ນພະອົງຈະໃຈບຸນ ອ່ອນໂຍນໂດຍນິໄສ, ຄວບຄຸມໃຈແລະອິນທຣີໄດ້, ແລະເກີດມາຍຶດທຳມະ ມຸ່ງປະໂຫຍດແກ່ທຸກຄົນ—ແຕ່ດຸຣະໂຍທະນະຜູ້ໂຫດຮ້າຍ ກໍຫລອກລວງພະອົງໃນການແຂ່ງສະກາ ຕໍ່ໜ້າພະອາວຸໂສບິສມະ, ດໂຣນະ, ວິທຸຣະຜູ້ສະຫລາດ, ຜູ້ມີຄຸນທຳ ແລະພຣາຫມັນ, ພະມະຫາກະສັດ ທຣິຕະຣາສຕຣະ, ປະຊາຊົນໃນເມືອງ, ແລະບຸກຄົນດີເລີດແຫ່ງວົງກຸຣຸທັງປວງ—ແລະຈົນບັດນີ້ ລາວກໍບໍ່ແດງອາການອາຍຕໍ່ຄວາມຜິດນັ້ນ»។
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns adharma as deliberate deceit performed publicly without remorse. It highlights that ethical failure is not only the wrongful act (cheating) but also the absence of shame and accountability afterward, especially when committed before elders, teachers, and the community.
Yudhiṣṭhira recalls the infamous dice-game where Duryodhana (through deceitful means) cheated him in full view of Kuru elders and the assembled court. He stresses that despite Yudhiṣṭhira’s dharmic character, Duryodhana’s cruelty and shamelessness persist, intensifying the moral and political crisis that leads toward war.