Shloka 1
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 126 — Kṛṣṇa’s Indictment of Misrule and the Varuṇa Analogy (कृष्णवाक्यं–धर्मपाशदृष्टान्तः)
हि. 57. 2-8 बछ। से, सप्तविशर्त्याधिकशततमो< ध्याय: श्रीकृष्णको दुर्योधनका उत्तर, उसका पाण्डवोंको राज्य न देनेका निश्चय वैशम्पायन उवाच श्र॒ुत्वा दुर्योधनो वाक्यमप्रियं कुरुसंसदि । प्रत्युवाच महाबाहुं वासुदेव॑ यशस्विनम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | śrutvā duryodhano vākyam apriyaṃ kurusaṃsadi | pratyuvāca mahābāhuṃ vāsudevaṃ yaśasvinam ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا: کورو سبھا میں کہے گئے ناگوار کلمات سن کر دُریودھن نے نامور، قوی بازو واسودیو کو جواب دیا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When counsel for peace and justice is received as 'unpleasant,' it reveals inner attachment and arrogance; rejecting righteous advice in public assembly accelerates adharma and makes conflict more likely.
In the Kuru court, after hearing Vāsudeva-Kṛṣṇa’s words (aimed at settlement and restraint), Duryodhana reacts defensively and answers back, signaling his refusal to yield and foreshadowing the breakdown of negotiations.