Shloka 27
अध्याय २९ — वासुदेव–संजय संवादः
Karma, Varṇa-Dharma, and the Ethics of Governance
वृन्दारक॑ कुरुमध्येष्वमूढं महाप्रज्ञं सर्वधर्मोपपन्नम् । न तस्य युद्ध रोचते वै कदाचिद् वैश्यापुत्रं कुशलं तात पृच्छे:
vṛndāraka kurumadhyeṣv amūḍhaṃ mahāprajñaṃ sarvadharmopapannam | na tasya yuddhaṃ rocate vai kadācid vaiśyāputraṃ kuśalaṃ tāta pṛcchasi ||
युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला—हे श्रेष्ठा! कौरवांमध्ये वैश्यापुत्र युयुत्सु आहे—तो मोहशून्य, महाप्रज्ञ आणि सर्वधर्मसंपन्न आहे. कौरव-पांडवांचे युद्ध त्याला कधीच रुचत नाही. तात! माझ्या वतीने त्याचेही कुशल-मंगल विचार.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid looming conflict, dharma expresses itself through honoring the righteous—especially those who do not delight in war. Yudhiṣṭhira’s welfare-inquiry highlights ethical leadership: recognizing virtue across factional lines and valuing peace-minded integrity.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war diplomacy, Yudhiṣṭhira instructs that greetings and welfare be conveyed to Yuyutsu, a Kaurava by birth who is described as wise and dharmic and who does not approve of the impending Kaurava–Pāṇḍava war.