Shloka 19
पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानवर्णनम् / The Pāṇḍavas’ Departure for the Forest
Vidura’s Report and Portents
स्वप्ने यथैतद् विजितं धन स्या- देवं मनन््ये यस्य दीव्यत्यनीश: । गान्धारराजस्य वचो निशम्य धर्मादस्मात् कुरवो मापयात
svapne yathaitad vijitaṃ dhanaṃ syād evaṃ manye yasya dīvyaty anīśaḥ | gāndhārarājasya vaco niśamya dharmād asmāt kuravo māpayāta ||
وِدُر نے کہا—جیسے خواب میں دولت جیتی یا ہاری جاتی ہے، ویسے ہی میں اُس مال کی جیت-ہار سمجھتا ہوں جسے وہ شخص داؤ پر لگائے جس کا اس پر کوئی حق نہیں۔ گاندھار کے راجا شکُنی کی بات سن کر، اے کوروؤ، اس دھرم سے منحرف نہ ہو۔
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A wager made by someone lacking rightful authority over the stake is ethically and juridically void; its ‘win’ or ‘loss’ is as unreal as a dream. Therefore the Kurus should not let Śakuni’s words push them into adharma.
In the dice-hall episode, Vidura rebukes the proceedings: after Yudhiṣṭhira has already lost his own freedom, further staking (especially of others) lacks proper entitlement. Vidura urges the Kuru assembly to resist Śakuni’s manipulative counsel and remain within dharma.