Shloka 2
Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel
गच्छ तात महाप्राज्ञां गान्धारीं दीर्घदर्शिनीम् । आनयेह तया सार्धमनुनेष्यामि दुर्मतिम्
gaccha tāta mahāprājñāṃ gāndhārīṃ dīrghadarśinīm | ānayeha tayā sārdham anuneṣyāmi durmatim ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Vai, meu filho, e traz aqui Gandhārī—sábia e de visão longínqua. Com ela ao meu lado, tentarei aconselhar e refrear aquele homem de mente perversa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wise counsel should be sought from those with foresight and moral clarity; even an ill-intentioned person should first be approached through guidance and restraint before conflict escalates.
The speaker instructs someone to fetch Gandhārī, described as profoundly wise and far-seeing, intending to speak with her present in order to admonish and rein in an ill-minded figure—implicitly within the tense pre-war deliberations of the Udyoga Parva.