Shloka 13
अध्याय ४ — भीष्मेन कर्णोत्साहनम्
Bhīṣma’s Encouragement of Karṇa
“दुर्योधनकी तरह तुम भी मेरे पौत्रके समान हो। धर्मतः जैसे मैं उसका हितैषी हूँ, उसी प्रकार तुम्हारा भी हूँ ।। यौनात् सम्बन्धकाल्लोके विशिष्ट संगतं सताम् | सद्धिः सह नरश्रेष्ठ प्रवदन्ति मनीषिण:,“नरश्रेष्ठी संसारमें यौन (कौटुम्बिक)-सम्बन्धकी अपेक्षा साधु पुरुषोंके साथ की हुई मैत्रीका सम्बन्ध श्रेष्ठ है; यह मनीषी महात्मा कहते हैं
sañjaya uvāca |
duryodhanakī taraha tuma bhī mere pautrake samāna ho | dharmataḥ yathā ahaṃ tasya hitaiṣī asmi, usī prakāra tumhārā bhī asmi ||
yaunāt sambandhakāl loke viśiṣṭa-saṅgataṃ satām |
sadbhiḥ saha naraśreṣṭha pravādanti manīṣiṇaḥ ||
ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ ପରି ତୁମେ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୋ ପାଇଁ ପୌତ୍ରସମ। ଧର୍ମତଃ ଯେପରି ମୁଁ ତାଙ୍କର ହିତେଷୀ, ସେପରି ତୁମର ମଧ୍ୟ। ନରଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ଏହି ଲୋକରେ ଦେହଜ କିମ୍ବା କୌଟୁମ୍ବିକ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧଠାରୁ ସତ୍ପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ସଙ୍ଗତିରୁ ଜନିତ ବନ୍ଧନ ଅଧିକ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ—ଏହି କଥା ମନୀଷୀମାନେ କହନ୍ତି।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral kinship is not limited to birth-relations: the wise esteem association with the virtuous (satsaṅga) as a higher and more formative bond than merely biological or family connection, and dharma requires goodwill toward those connected through such ethical ties.
In the Drona Parva setting, Sanjaya frames his counsel by affirming impartial goodwill: he regards the addressed person as a grandson like Duryodhana and, appealing to dharma, emphasizes that true closeness is grounded in virtuous association rather than only bloodline.