Shloka 20
सम्बन्धितां चापि समीक्ष्य तेषां मतिं कुरुध्वं सहिता: पृथक् च | इमे च सत्येडभिरता: सदैव त॑ पालयित्वा समयं यथावत्,अतः सभी सभासद् कौरवोंके बढ़े हुए लोभको, युधिष्ठिरकी धर्मज्ञताको तथा इन दोनोंके पारस्परिक सम्बन्धको देखते हुए अलग-अलग तथा एक रायसे भी कुछ निश्चय करें। ये पाण्डवगण सदा ही सत्यपरायण होनेके कारण पहले की हुई प्रतिज्ञाका यथावत् पालन करके हमारे सामने उपस्थित हैं
sambandhitāṃ cāpi samīkṣya teṣāṃ matiṃ kurudhvam sahitāḥ pṛthak ca | ime ca satyeḍabhiratāḥ sadaiva taṃ pālayitvā samayaṃ yathāvat ||
त्यांचा परस्पर संबंधही पाहून, त्यांच्या हेतूवर विचार करा—एकत्रितपणेही आणि वैयक्तिकपणेही. हे पांडव सदैव सत्यनिष्ठ आहेत; ठरलेला करार/समय यथावत् पाळून आमच्या समोर उभे आहेत।
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public decisions, especially in matters of conflict, must be grounded in dharma: examine relationships and intentions, deliberate both collectively and individually, and honor established agreements. Truthfulness and fidelity to a covenant are presented as ethical benchmarks against which greed-driven policy should be judged.
Kṛṣṇa addresses the Kaurava court/assembly, urging the members to assess the stance of the two sides. He emphasizes that the Pāṇḍavas have faithfully kept the prior compact and have come accordingly, and he calls on the assembly to decide responsibly rather than be led by escalating greed.