Shloka 6
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५ (कृष्णनीति: न्यायशम-उपदेशः; विराट-द्रुपदयोः सैन्यसमाह्वानम्)
भवन्तं धृतराष्ट्रश्न सततं बहु मन्यते । आचार्ययो: सखा चासि द्रोणस्य च कृपस्यथ च,राजा धृतराष्ट्र भी सदा आपको विशेष आदर देते हैं, आचार्य द्रोण और कृप दोनोंके आप सखा हैं
bhavantaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ sma satataṃ bahu manyate | ācāryayoḥ sakhā cāsi droṇasya ca kṛpasya ca ||
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രൻ നിങ്ങളെ എപ്പോഴും അത്യന്തം ബഹുമാനിക്കുന്നു. നിങ്ങൾ ആചാര്യ ദ്രോണന്റെയും കൃപാചാര്യന്റെയും അടുത്ത സുഹൃത്തുമാണ്.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral authority in a crisis rests not only on power but on trust and relationships: being esteemed by the king and friendly with revered teachers makes one’s counsel ethically influential and potentially peace-making.
Vāyudeva points out the listener’s standing in the Kuru court—honored by Dhṛtarāṣṭra and allied in friendship with Droṇa and Kṛpa—implying that this person is well-placed to advise the elders at a decisive moment before the conflict.