Shloka 1
अध्याय ६ — युधिष्ठिरस्य वैराग्य-वाक्यं धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनगमनाभिलाषश्च
Chapter 6: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Renunciatory Appeal and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Resolve for the Forest
नफमशा (0) आस सऔ अत न षष्ठो 5 ध्याय: धृतराष्ट्द्वारा राजनीतिका उपदेश धघतयाट्र उवाच मण्डलानि च बुध्येथा: परेषामात्मनस्तथा । उदासीनगणानां च मध्यस्थानां च भारत,धृतराष्ट्रने कहा--भरतनन्दन! तुम्हें शत्रुओंके, अपने, उदासीन राजाओंके तथा मध्यस्थ पुरुषोंके मण्डलोंका ज्ञान रखना चाहिये
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | maṇḍalāni ca budhyethāḥ pareṣām ātmanaḥ tathā | udāsīnagaṇānāṃ ca madhyasthānāṃ ca bhārata ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Wahai Bhārata, engkau harus memahami dengan jelas lingkaran politik (pakatan dan lingkungan pengaruh) pihak musuh dan pihak kita; demikian juga lingkaran raja-raja berkecuali serta pihak-pihak yang menjadi perantara.”
धघतयाट्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler (or leader) must discern the full alliance-map: enemies, one’s own supporters, neutrals, and mediators. Ethical governance requires informed judgment about relationships and interests before acting.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra begins a counsel on political conduct (rājanīti/rajadharma), instructing the addressed Bhārata to understand the surrounding ‘circles’ of powers—hostile, friendly, neutral, and intermediary—so decisions are made with clarity rather than impulse.