Shloka 17
विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः
Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace
अलघूकृतमग्रस्तमनिरस्तमसंकुलम् । राजीवनेत्रो राजानं हेतुमद् वाक्यमुत्तमम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | alaghūkṛtam agrastam anirastam asaṅkulam | rājīvanetro rājānaṃ hetumad vākyam uttamam |
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ແລ້ວພຣະກຣິດສະນະ ຜູ້ມີນັຍນາດັ່ງດອກບົວ ກໍເລີ່ມກ່າວຕໍ່ພຣະຣາຊາ (ດຸຣະໂຢທະນະ) ໂດຍຍົກແຂນອັນແຂງແກ່ງຂຶ້ນ ແລະເວົ້າດ້ວຍສຽງລຶກໜັກດັ່ງເມກຝົນ. ຄຳຕອບຂອງພຣະອົງຍອດຢ່າງຍິ່ງ—ມີເຫດຜົນ ແລະມີເປົ້າໝາຍ, ບໍ່ມີຄວາມອ່ອນແອຫຼືການຫຍໍ້ຕົນ, ຊັດເຈນໃນທຸກພະຍາງ, ແລະບໍ່ຖືກແຕະຕ້ອງໂດຍຂໍ້ບົກພ່ອງເຊັ່ນ ບໍ່ເໝາະສົມ, ຄວາມສັບສົນ, ຫຼືການພັນພົວທີ່ບໍ່ຈຳເປັນ.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical persuasion should be reasoned (hetumat), clear, and free from both contempt and self-abasement. The verse praises speech that is purposeful, lucid, and disciplined—qualities essential for dharmic counsel in political crisis.
After being questioned, Kṛṣṇa begins his reply to King Duryodhana. The narrator highlights the gravity and excellence of Kṛṣṇa’s forthcoming counsel by describing the tone (deep like a rain-cloud) and the virtues of his speech (clear, coherent, and well-reasoned).