Shloka 11
उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana
सम्यग्वृत्तेष्वलुब्धेषु सततं धर्मचारिषु । स्वेषु बन्धुषु कः साधुश्नरेदेवमसाम्प्रतम्,“सदा धर्ममें ही तत्पर रहनेवाले लोभरहित सदाचारी अपने बन्धुओंके प्रति कौन साधु पुरुष ऐसा अयोग्य बर्ताव करेगा?
samyagvṛtteṣv alubdheṣu satataṁ dharmacāriṣu | sveṣu bandhuṣu kaḥ sādhuḥ naredevaṁ asāmpratam ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: Entre os próprios parentes — de conduta reta, livres da cobiça e sempre devotados ao dharma — que homem bom, em tal ocasião, se portaria de modo tão impróprio e indigno?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in tense circumstances, one should not act improperly toward one’s own righteous and self-controlled relatives; dharma requires fitting, respectful conduct especially within kinship bonds.
Vaiśampāyana, addressing a king, frames a moral question: when one’s own relatives are known to be virtuous and devoted to dharma, it is unreasonable for any good person to treat them in an unworthy or ill-timed way—implying a critique of discordant behavior within the family.