Shloka 82
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
युधिछिर उवाच न ममैतन्मतं कृष्ण यत् त्वं याया: कुरून् प्रति । सुयोधन: सूक्तमपि न करिष्यति ते वच:,युधिष्ठिर बोले--श्रीकृष्ण! मेरा यह विचार नहीं है कि आप कौरवोंके यहाँ जायूँ; क्योंकि आपकी कही हुई अच्छी बातोंको भी दुर्योधन नहीं मानेगा
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
na mamaitanmataṃ kṛṣṇa yat tvaṃ yāyāḥ kurūn prati |
suyodhanaḥ sūktam api na kariṣyati te vacaḥ ||
ยุธิษฐิระกล่าวว่า “โอ้ กฤษณะ ความเห็นของเรามิใช่ว่าท่านควรเสด็จไปยังเหล่ากุรุ เพราะสุโยธนะจักไม่ปฏิบัติตามถ้อยคำของท่าน แม้จะเป็นถ้อยคำอันงามและเป็นธรรมก็ตาม”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wise counsel alone does not ensure ethical action; when a leader is ruled by obstinacy and adharma, even sound advice may fail. The verse highlights discernment in diplomacy and the moral tragedy of refusing good counsel.
As peace efforts are being considered before the great war, Yudhiṣṭhira expresses reluctance about Kṛṣṇa going to the Kuru side as an emissary, fearing that Duryodhana (Suyodhana) will disregard even Kṛṣṇa’s best words.