Shloka 84
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
नहि नः प्रीणयेद् द्रव्यं न देवत्वं कुत: सुखम् । न च स्मिरैश्वर्य तव द्रोहेण माधव
nahi naḥ prīṇayed dravyaṃ na devatvaṃ kutaḥ sukham | na ca sma aiśvaryaṃ tava droheṇa mādhava mādhava ||
اے مادھو! اگر دُریودھن نے دغا کے جذبے سے تمہارے ساتھ کوئی ناروا سلوک کیا، تو دولت، راحت، دیوتا پن—بلکہ دیوتاؤں کی ساری سلطنت بھی—ہمیں خوش نہیں کر سکے گی۔
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
That no gain—wealth, pleasure, even divine sovereignty—is worth accepting if it requires droha (betrayal). Ethical integrity and loyal conduct are placed above all rewards.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava), affirming that the Pāṇḍavas would not accept any outcome or advantage that comes through disloyalty to him, emphasizing dharma amid political pressure.