Shloka 18
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint
मुज्चन्त्वानन्दजाश्रूणि दाशार्हप्रमुखा नृपा: । संगच्छ भ्रातृभि: सार्ध मान संत्यज्य पार्थिव
muñcantv ānandajāśrūṇi dāśārhapramukhā nṛpāḥ | saṃgaccha bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ mānaṃ saṃtyajya pārthiva ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Biarlah para raja, dipimpin oleh Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), menitis air mata yang lahir daripada kegembiraan. Wahai raja, tinggalkanlah keangkuhan dan pergilah menemui saudara-saudaramu bersama-sama—agar, menyaksikan pertemuan semula yang jarang ini, semua hati terharu lalu menangis gembira.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pride (māna) obstructs dharma and reconciliation; a ruler should cultivate humility and restore kinship bonds, allowing peace and shared joy to arise even amid political tension.
The narrator describes an appeal to a king to set aside pride and reunite with his brothers; the surrounding kings, led by Kṛṣṇa, are envisioned as so moved by this rare reunion that they shed tears of joy.