Shloka 26
Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris
Udyoga-parva 94
एतैहिं सहित: सर्व: पाण्डवै: स्वैश्ष भारत । अन्यान् विजेष्यसे शत्रूनेष स्वार्थस्तवाखिल:
etaiḥ sahaḥitaḥ sarvaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ svaiś ca bhārata | anyān vijeṣyase śatrūn eṣa svārthas tavākhilaḥ ||
ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਹੇ ਭਾਰਤ! ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਪਾਂਡਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੁੱਤਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਰਹਿ ਕੇ ਤੂੰ ਹੋਰ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਜਿੱਤ ਸਕੇਂਗਾ; ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੇਰਾ ਸਾਰਾ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਤੇ ਲਾਭ ਪੂਰਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength and success in governance come through unity with rightful allies; by reconciling with the Pāṇḍavas and standing together with one’s own kin, a ruler can secure broader stability and accomplish legitimate aims.
In Udyoga Parva’s diplomacy setting, Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates counsel directed to a Kuru elder (addressed as ‘Bhārata’): if he aligns with the Pāṇḍavas along with his own sons, he will be able to defeat other hostile forces and thereby fulfill his overall political objectives.