Shloka 2
Gaṅgādvāra-tīrtha, Ulūpī-saṃvāda, and Arjuna’s Dharma-Deliberation (गङ्गाद्वार-तीर्थम्, उलूपी-संवादः)
गमन॑ चापि युक्त स्याद् दृढमेषां महात्मनाम् | न तु तावन्मया युक्तमेतद् वक्तुं स्वयं गिरा,महात्मा पाण्डवोंका अपने नगरमें जाना भी अत्यन्त उचित ही है। तथापि मेरे लिये अपने मुखसे इन्हें जानेके लिये कहना उचित नहीं है। यदि कुन्तीकुमार वीरवर युधिष्ठिर, भीमसेन, अर्जुन और नरश्रेष्ठ नकुल-सहदेव जाना उचित समझें तथा धर्मज्ञ बलराम और श्रीकृष्ण पाण्डवोंका वहाँ जाना उचित समझते हों तो ये अवश्य वहाँ जायाँ; क्योंकि ये दोनों पुरुषसिंह सदा इनके प्रिय और हितमें लगे रहते हैं
gamanaṃ cāpi yuktaṃ syād dṛḍham eṣāṃ mahātmanām | na tu tāvan mayā yuktam etad vaktuṃ svayaṃ girā ||
Drupada disse: “Para esses homens de grande alma, partir (para a sua própria cidade) seria, de fato, algo firmemente apropriado. Contudo, não convém que eu mesmo, com minhas próprias palavras, lhes diga que partam. Se os filhos de Kuntī—Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīmasena, Arjuna, e os melhores dos homens, Nakula e Sahadeva—julgarem correto partir, e se Balarāma, conhecedor do dharma, e Śrī Kṛṣṇa também considerarem adequada a ida deles, então que certamente vão; pois esses dois homens, semelhantes a leões, estão sempre devotados ao que é querido e benéfico para os Pāṇḍavas.”
दुपद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when an action is objectively proper, one should consider one’s role and ethical boundaries: Drupada feels it is not fitting for him to directly instruct the Pāṇḍavas to leave, so he defers to their own judgment and to trusted dharma-guides (Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa) who seek their welfare.
Drupada acknowledges that the Pāṇḍavas’ departure to their own city is appropriate, but he refrains from personally telling them to go. He states that if the Pāṇḍavas themselves, along with Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa, consider it right, then they should certainly depart, since those two allies consistently act for the Pāṇḍavas’ benefit.