Shloka 3
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 28: Dharmādharmalakṣaṇa in Āpad
Crisis-Discernment of Right and Wrong
सुदुष्करस्तत्र शमो हि नून॑ प्रदर्शित: संजय पाण्डवेन । यस्मिन् गृद्धो धृतराष्ट्र: सपुत्र: कस्मादेषां कलहो नावमूच्छेत्
suduṣkaras tatra śamo hi nūnaṁ pradarśitaḥ sañjaya pāṇḍavena | yasmin gṛddho dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputraḥ kasmād eṣāṁ kalaho nāvamucchyet, sañjaya ||
O Sañjaya, ang kapayapaang ipinamalas ng Pāṇḍava roon ay tunay na napakahirap panatilihin. Sapagkat ang mismong kahariang iyon—na kinakapitan ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra kasama ng kanyang mga anak sa kasakiman at minimithing angkinin—paano nga ba hindi sisiklab at lalago ang alitan sa pagitan ng mga Kaurava at mga Pāṇḍava?
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Peace (śama) is fragile when leaders are driven by possessiveness and greed. Even a righteous party’s willingness to reconcile cannot prevent conflict if the opposing side remains attached to unjust acquisition; ethical restraint must be shared to be effective.
Vāyudeva addresses Sañjaya, reflecting on the political deadlock: Yudhiṣṭhira has demonstrated a commitment to peace, yet Dhṛtarāṣṭra and his sons are covetous of the kingdom. Given that attachment, Vāyudeva argues that a quarrel between the two factions is almost inevitable.