Shloka 233
अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः
दुर्योधनो नाभ्यगृह्नान्मूढ: पथ्यमिवौषधम् | युधिष्ठिर सदा यही कहते रहे कि “युद्ध न करो।” परंतु मूर्ख दुर्योधनने हितकारक औषधके समान उनके उस वचनको ग्रहण नहीं किया
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | duryodhano nābhyagṛhṇān mūḍhaḥ pathyam ivauṣadham |
Дхритараштра сказал: «Ослеплённый Дурьодхана не принял благого совета Юдхиштхиры — “не начинай войны”, — как глупец отвергает полезное лекарство».
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even sound, dharmic advice can fail when the listener is overcome by moha (delusion) and pride; rejecting wholesome counsel is likened to refusing medicine that could prevent ruin.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects that Yudhiṣṭhira repeatedly urged restraint—‘do not fight’—but Duryodhana, blinded by folly, would not accept that beneficial counsel.