Shloka 84
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
राजा लक्षणसम्पन्नस्त्रैलोक्यस्यापि यो भवेत् | शिष्यस्ते शासिता सोडस्तु धृतराष्ट्र युधिष्ठिर:
rājā lakṣaṇasampannastrailokyasyāpi yo bhavet | śiṣyaste śāsitā soḍastu dhṛtarāṣṭra yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
Vidura berkata: “Wahai Dhṛtarāṣṭra, sekalipun seorang raja memiliki segala tanda kebesaran dan layak memerintah tiga alam, dia tetap harus menerima disiplin. Yudhiṣṭhira ialah muridmu—seorang yang boleh dibimbing dan ditadbir; maka kendalikan dirimu, dan perintahlah menurut nasihat, bukan menurut keterikatan yang membutakan.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most qualified ruler must submit to discipline and wise counsel; legitimate power is sustained by self-restraint and governance according to dharma, not by attachment or favoritism.
Vidura is advising Dhṛtarāṣṭra during the tense pre-war negotiations, urging him to control himself and to treat Yudhiṣṭhira as a governable, teachable figure—implying that reconciliation and righteous rule are still possible if Dhṛtarāṣṭra acts with restraint.