Shloka 19
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Duryodhana Dialogue on Peace and the Refusal of Compromise
धृतराष्ट्र रवाच सर्वान् वस्तात शोचामि त्यक्तो दुर्योधनो मया । ये मन्दमनुयास्यध्वं यान्तं वैवस्वतक्षयम्,धृतराष्ट्र बोले--तात कौरवगण! दुर्योधनको तो मैंने त्याग दिया। यमलोकको जाते हुए उस मूर्खका तुम लोगोंमेंसे जो अनुसरण करेंगे मैं उन सभी लोगोंके लिये शोकमें पड़ा हूँ
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca — sarvān vo ’tāta śocāmi tyakto duryodhano mayā | ye mandam anuyāsyadhvaṃ yāntaṃ vaivasvatakṣayam ||
Wika ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “Mga minamahal kong anak, ikinagigimbal ko ang dalamhati para sa inyong lahat. Itinakwil ko na si Duryodhana. Sinumang sa inyo ang pipiling sumunod sa hangal na iyon habang siya’y patungo sa tahanan ni Vaivasvata (Yama), para sa kanila ako’y lubog sa pagdadalamhati.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Blind loyalty to an unrighteous leader leads to ruin; ethical discernment requires refusing to follow folly even when it is bound up with family or faction. Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s grief underscores the moral cost of adharma and the inevitability of consequences symbolized by ‘Yama’s abode’.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war tensions, Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses the Kauravas, declaring that he has ‘abandoned’ Duryodhana and lamenting those who will still follow him on a path that ends in death—figuratively described as going to Vaivasvata (Yama).