Shloka 16
कृष्ण-दूतविषये दुर्योधनस्य बन्धन-प्रस्तावः — Duryodhana’s Proposal to Detain Krishna
Envoy-Ethics Debate
शममिच्छति दाशार्हस्तव दुर्योधनस्य च । पाण्डवानां च राजेन्द्र तदस्थ वचन कुरु
śamam icchati dāśārhas tava duryodhanasya ca | pāṇḍavānāṃ ca rājendra tad astha vacanaṃ kuru, rājendra |
ວິດູຣະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ! ພຣະສຣີກຣິດສະນະ ຜູ້ເປັນເກຍດສົມບັດແຫ່ງວົງດາຊາຣະຫະ ປາຖະນາໃຫ້ເກີດການປະສານສັນຕິ ລະຫວ່າງພະອົງ ດຸຣະໂຍທະນະ ແລະ ພານດະວະ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ສັນຕິພາບຖືກສ້າງຕັ້ງ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໂອ ພະຣາຊາຜູ້ປະເສີດ ຂໍໃຫ້ຮັບເອົາ ແລະ ປະຕິບັດຕາມຄໍາແນະນໍາຂອງພຣະອົງ.»
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should prioritize peace and heed wise, impartial counsel—especially when offered by a trusted mediator like Kṛṣṇa—because accepting reconciliation is ethically superior to persisting in pride-driven conflict.
In the lead-up to war, Vidura urges Dhṛtarāṣṭra to accept Kṛṣṇa’s peace initiative, which aims to reconcile Duryodhana and the Pāṇḍavas and avert the impending catastrophe.