Shloka 6
वैचित्रवीर्य राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं मनीषिणम् | अभिगम्य त्वरायुक्ता: श्लक्ष्णं वचनमन्रुवन्
vaicitravīrya-rājānaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ manīṣiṇam | abhigamya tvarāyuktāḥ ślakṣṇaṁ vacanam abruvan |
Dengan tergesa-gesa mereka menghampiri Raja Dhṛtarāṣṭra—putera Vicitravīrya yang bijaksana—lalu berkata kepadanya dengan tutur kata yang halus, licin, dan memujuk.
दुःशासन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unethical intentions often cloak themselves in refined language: ‘smooth speech’ can be used to win approval from authority, so discernment (viveka) is required to judge counsel by its motive and dharmic consequence, not by its politeness.
Duryodhana’s party (as the surrounding prose context indicates) moves quickly to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and addresses him with flattering words, seeking royal sanction for a plan aimed at harming the Pāṇḍavas—an early step toward the disastrous decisions of the Sabha.