Shloka 11
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 92: Kṛṣṇasya sabhāpraveśaḥ
Krishna’s Entry into the Royal Assembly
आकेशग्रहणान्मित्रमकार्यात् संनिवर्तयन् । अवाच्य: कस्यचिद् भवति कृतयत्नो यथाबलम्
ākeśa-grahaṇān mitram akāryāt saṁnivartayan | avācyaḥ kasyacid bhavati kṛta-yatno yathā-balam ||
தன் நண்பனை முடியைப் பிடித்துக்கொண்டேனும், அநியாயச் செயலில் இருந்து அவனைத் தடுக்கத் தன் வல்லமையளவு முயல்வவன் யாருடைய பார்வையிலும் பழிக்குரியவன் அல்லன்।
(वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Preventing a friend from wrongdoing is a dharmic duty; even firm physical restraint is not blameworthy when motivated by protection from adharma and undertaken with sincere, proportionate effort.
In Vaiśaṁpāyana’s narration, a general ethical principle is stated: a well-intentioned person who tries, to the extent of his ability, to stop a friend from an improper act should not be condemned for the severity of the intervention.