Shloka 14
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana
Keśava-vākya aftermath
तमनर्थ परिहरन्नात्मश्रेय: करिष्यसि । भ्रातृणामथ भृत्यानां मित्राणां च परंतप
tam anarthaṁ pariharann ātmaśreyaḥ kariṣyasi | bhrātṝṇām atha bhṛtyānāṁ mitrāṇāṁ ca parantapa ||
ହେ ପରନ୍ତପ! ତୁମେ ଯଦି ସେହି ଅନର୍ଥକାରୀ ଦୁରାଗ୍ରହକୁ ପରିତ୍ୟାଗ କର, ତେବେ ତୁମ ନିଜର ସତ୍ୟ ଶ୍ରେୟ ସାଧିତ ହେବ; ଏବଂ ଭାଇମାନେ, ଭୃତ୍ୟମାନେ ଓ ମିତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କର ମଧ୍ୟ ମହା ହିତ ସାଧିବ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should relinquish destructive stubbornness (anartha) and choose a course that promotes true welfare (ātmaśreyas), not only for oneself but also for one’s brothers, dependents, and friends—highlighting responsibility toward one’s wider social circle.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and counsel, the speaker frames an appeal to the addressed hero (‘Parantapa’) to abandon a harmful resolve; the verse functions as moral-political advice aimed at preventing ruin and securing the good of family and allies.