Shloka 82
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
युधिछिर उवाच न ममैतन्मतं कृष्ण यत् त्वं याया: कुरून् प्रति । सुयोधन: सूक्तमपि न करिष्यति ते वच:,युधिष्ठिर बोले--श्रीकृष्ण! मेरा यह विचार नहीं है कि आप कौरवोंके यहाँ जायूँ; क्योंकि आपकी कही हुई अच्छी बातोंको भी दुर्योधन नहीं मानेगा
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
na mamaitanmataṃ kṛṣṇa yat tvaṃ yāyāḥ kurūn prati |
suyodhanaḥ sūktam api na kariṣyati te vacaḥ ||
യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—കൃഷ്ണാ, നീ കുരുക്കളുടെ അടുക്കൽ പോകണം എന്നത് എന്റെ അഭിപ്രായമല്ല; കാരണം സുയോധനൻ നിന്റെ നന്മയുള്ള വാക്കുകളെയും അനുസരിക്കുകയില്ല.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wise counsel alone does not ensure ethical action; when a leader is ruled by obstinacy and adharma, even sound advice may fail. The verse highlights discernment in diplomacy and the moral tragedy of refusing good counsel.
As peace efforts are being considered before the great war, Yudhiṣṭhira expresses reluctance about Kṛṣṇa going to the Kuru side as an emissary, fearing that Duryodhana (Suyodhana) will disregard even Kṛṣṇa’s best words.