Shloka 12
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
सुयोधनमते तिष्ठन् राजास्मासु जनार्दन । मिथ्या चरति लुब्ध: सन् चरन् हि प्रियमात्मन:
suyodhanamate tiṣṭhan rājāsmāsu janārdana | mithyā carati lubdhaḥ san caran hi priyam ātmanaḥ ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “O Janārdana, ang hari ay nakatindig sa payo ni Suyodhana at nagkikilos nang mapanlinlang laban sa amin. Itinutulak ng kasakiman, sinusunod niya lamang ang nakalulugod sa sarili—nakikiayon sa kalooban ni Duryodhana sa halip na pangalagaan ang katotohanan at wastong asal.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler who abandons truth and dharma to follow partisan counsel and personal desire becomes ethically compromised; greed and self-interest distort judgment and lead to unjust conduct.
Yudhiṣṭhira laments to Kṛṣṇa that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, influenced by Duryodhana’s stance, is dealing deceitfully with the Pāṇḍavas—prioritizing what pleases himself and his son over fair settlement.