Shloka 14
उद्योगपर्व — धृतराष्ट्रस्य दुर्योधनप्रति शक्तिस्मारक-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva 63: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel Reminding Duryodhana of Opponent Strength
धूमायन्ते व्यपेतानि ज्वलन्ति सहितानि च । धृतराष्ट्रोल्मुकानीव ज्ञातयो भरतर्षभ,भरतकुलभूषण धृतराष्ट्र! जैसे जलते हुए काष्ठ अलग-अलग कर दिये जानेपर जल नहीं पाते, केवल धुआँ देते हैं और परस्पर मिल जानेपर प्रज्वलित हो उठते हैं, उसी प्रकार कुटुम्बीजन आपसी फूटके कारण अलग-अलग रहनेपर अशक्त हो जाते हैं तथा परस्पर संगठित होनेपर बलवान् एवं तेजस्वी होते हैं
dhūmāyante vyapetāni jvalanti sahitāni ca | dhṛtarāṣṭrolmukānīva jñātayo bharatarṣabha ||
ହେ ଭରତଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର! ଯେପରି ଜଳୁଥିବା କାଠକୁ ଅଲଗା କରିଦେଲେ ତାହା ଜ୍ୱଳିନଥାଏ, କେବଳ ଧୂଆଁ ହୁଏ; ଏକଠା କଲେ ପୁଣି ଦାହିଉଠେ—ସେପରି ଆତ୍ମୀୟମାନେ ଫୁଟରେ ଅଲଗା ହେଲେ ଦୁର୍ବଳ ହୁଅନ୍ତି, ଏକତାରେ ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ ଓ ତେଜସ୍ୱୀ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength arises from unity: like fire that blazes when logs are together but only smokes when separated, a family or polity becomes powerful when cohesive and becomes ineffective when divided by internal quarrels.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura counsels the Kuru king Dhṛtarāṣṭra during the tense pre-war negotiations. He warns that factionalism among relatives will weaken the Kuru house, urging cohesion and wise restraint to avert catastrophe.