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 |
Wika ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “Ang naliligaw na si Duryodhana ay hindi tumanggap sa mabuting payo ni Yudhiṣṭhira—‘huwag makipagdigma’—gaya ng hangal na tumatanggi sa kapaki-pakinabang na gamot.”
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.