Shloka 27
अध्याय २९ — वासुदेव–संजय संवादः
Karma, Varṇa-Dharma, and the Ethics of Governance
वृन्दारक॑ कुरुमध्येष्वमूढं महाप्रज्ञं सर्वधर्मोपपन्नम् । न तस्य युद्ध रोचते वै कदाचिद् वैश्यापुत्रं कुशलं तात पृच्छे:,तात! जो समस्त कौरवोंमें श्रेष्ठ, महाबुद्धिमान, ज्ञानी तथा सब धर्मोसे सम्पन्न हैं, जिसे कौरव और पाण्डवोंका युद्ध कभी अच्छा नहीं लगता, उस वैश्यापुत्र युयुत्सुका भी मेरी ओरसे कुशल-मंगल पूछना
vṛndāraka kurumadhyeṣv amūḍhaṃ mahāprajñaṃ sarvadharmopapannam | na tasya yuddhaṃ rocate vai kadācid vaiśyāputraṃ kuśalaṃ tāta pṛcchasi ||
ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ—ହେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! କୁରୁମଧ୍ୟରେ ବୈଶ୍ୟପୁତ୍ର ଯୁୟୁତ୍ସୁ ଅଛି—ସେ ଅମୂଢ, ମହାପ୍ରଜ୍ଞ ଓ ସର୍ବଧର୍ମସମ୍ପନ୍ନ। କୌରବ-ପାଣ୍ଡବ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ତାହାକୁ କେବେ ମଧ୍ୟ ରୁଚେ ନାହିଁ। ପ୍ରିୟ! ମୋ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ତାହାର ମଧ୍ୟ କୁଶଳ-ମଙ୍ଗଳ ପଚାର।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid looming conflict, dharma expresses itself through honoring the righteous—especially those who do not delight in war. Yudhiṣṭhira’s welfare-inquiry highlights ethical leadership: recognizing virtue across factional lines and valuing peace-minded integrity.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war diplomacy, Yudhiṣṭhira instructs that greetings and welfare be conveyed to Yuyutsu, a Kaurava by birth who is described as wise and dharmic and who does not approve of the impending Kaurava–Pāṇḍava war.