Shloka 9
सभा-पर्व, अध्याय 56: विदुरस्य द्यूत-निन्दा
Vidura’s Censure of Dicing and Warning to the Kurus
भयं परिहरन् मन्द आत्मानं परिपालयन् | वर्षासु क्लिन्नकटवत् तिष्ठन्नेवावसीदति,मूर्ख मनुष्य भयका त्याग और आत्मरक्षा करते हुए भी यदि चुपचाप बैठा रहे, उद्योग न करे, तो वह वर्षाकालमें भींगी हुई चटाईके समान नष्ट हो जाता है
bhayaṃ pariharan manda ātmānaṃ paripālayan | varṣāsu klinnakaṭavat tiṣṭhann evāvasīdati ||
Wika ni Duryodhana: “Kahit itakwil ang takot at ingatan ang sarili, kung ang mangmang ay uupo lamang nang tahimik at hindi kikilos, siya’y lulubog at mawawasak—gaya ng banig na nababad sa ulan.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Fearlessness and self-protection are not enough by themselves; without initiative and sustained effort, a person declines—illustrated by the image of a rain-soaked mat that collapses and rots.
In the Sabha Parva context, Duryodhana is voicing a hard, political-ethical maxim: in a competitive royal world, mere caution and passive waiting are ruinous; one must act (udyoga) to secure one’s aims.