Shloka 11
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 30: Sañjaya’s Departure and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Commission of Greetings
तथैव विदुरं ब्रूया: कुरूणां मन्त्रधारिणम् | अयुद्ध॑ सौम्य भाषस्व हितकामो युधिष्िरे
tathaiva viduraṃ brūyāḥ kurūṇāṃ mantradhāriṇam | ayuddhaṃ saumya bhāṣasva hitakāmo yudhiṣṭhire saṃjaya |
Demikian juga, sampaikanlah kepada Vidura—penasihat yang memegang nasihat kaum Kuru—katakan: “Wahai yang lemah lembut, berbicaralah demi tiadanya perang; kerana engkau menghendaki kebaikan bagi Yudhiṣṭhira, wahai Saṃjaya.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous leadership prioritizes peace and the welfare of all; even when conflict looms, one should seek counsel that restrains violence (ayuddha) and aligns with dharma and genuine well-wishing (hitakāma).
Yudhiṣṭhira instructs Saṃjaya to convey a message to Vidura, the Kuru counsellor, urging him to advise against war. The appeal relies on Vidura’s reputation as a truthful, dharma-guided well-wisher of Yudhiṣṭhira.