Shloka 5
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 3 — Sātyaki on Inner Disposition, Legitimacy, and Coercive Readiness
कथं हि धर्मराजस्य दोषमल्पमपि ब्रुवन् । लभते परिषन्मध्ये व्याहर्तुमकुतो भय:,भला, कोई भी मनुष्य भरी सभामें निर्भय होकर धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरपर थोड़ा-सा भी दोषारोपण करे, तो वह कैसे बोलनेका अवसर पा सकता है?
kathaṁ hi dharmarājasya doṣam alpam api bruvan | labhate pariṣanmadhye vyāhartum akuto-bhayaḥ ||
دھرم راج یُدھِشٹھِر پر اگر کوئی ذرّہ بھر بھی عیب بیان کرے، تو وہ بھرے دربار میں بے خوف ہو کر بولنے کا موقع کیسے پا سکتا ہے؟
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech in a public assembly is governed by dharma and social accountability: to accuse a widely revered righteous king even slightly is difficult, because such blame is seen as improper and invites opposition; moral authority protects the virtuous from casual slander.
Vaiśampāyana comments on the stature of Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, implying that in the council/assembly no one can easily or fearlessly find room to voice even a minor दोष (fault) against him, given his established reputation for righteousness.