Shloka 29
Dyūta-kathā-praśnaḥ — Inquiry into the Dice-Game Calamity
विग्रहं दूरतो रक्षन् प्रियाण्येव समाचरन् | वाच्यतां न गमिष्यामि लोकेषु मनुजर्षभा:,“नररत्नो! विग्रह या वैर-विरोधको अपनेसे दूर ही रखकर सबका प्रिय करते हुए मैं संसारमें निन्दाका पात्र नहीं हो सकूँगा”
vigrahaṃ dūrato rakṣan priyāṇy eva samācaran | vācyatāṃ na gamiṣyāmi lokeṣu manujarṣabhāḥ ||
“Sa pag-iwas sa alitan at paglalayo ng pagtatalo, at sa paggawa lamang ng mga bagay na nakalulugod at nakapapawi, hindi ako magiging puntirya ng sisi at pagbatikos sa gitna ng mga tao, O pinakamainam sa mga lalaki.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse commends a dharmic strategy of keeping conflict at a distance and choosing pleasing, conciliatory conduct so that one does not become blameworthy in society—ethical restraint and reputation grounded in non-provocation.
Vaiśampāyana reports a speaker’s resolve: rather than escalating hostility, he will avoid quarrel, behave agreeably, and thereby prevent public reproach—framing a deliberate choice of peaceable policy within the unfolding courtly/political tensions of the Sabha Parva.