Shloka 75
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
पुत्रस्नेहश्च बलवान् धृतराष्ट्रस्य माधव । स पुत्रवशमापन्न: प्रणिपातं प्रहास्यति,माधव! धृतराष्ट्रमें अपने पुत्रके प्रति प्रबल आसक्ति है। वे पुत्रके वशमें होनेके कारण कभी झुकना नहीं स्वीकार करेंगे
putrasnehaś ca balavān dhṛtarāṣṭrasya mādhava | sa putravaśam āpannaḥ praṇipātaṃ prahāsyati ||
Юдхиштхира сказал: «О Мадхава, любовь Дхритараштры к своим сыновьям всесильна. Попав под их власть, он не примет смирения — не склонит головы (ни ради примирения, ни в знак уступки)».
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Excessive attachment (putrasneha) can overpower judgment and dharma, making a leader incapable of humility, compromise, or corrective action—even when such submission would prevent greater harm.
In the lead-up to war, Yudhiṣṭhira explains to Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) that Dhṛtarāṣṭra is dominated by affection for his sons and therefore will not genuinely bow or yield to a peace-making, dharma-aligned settlement.