Shloka 18
Draupadī’s Rebuke of Jayadratha and Dhaumya’s Admonition (Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 252)
वैशम्पायन उवाच स सुहृद्भिरमात्यैश्न भ्रातृभि: स्वजनेन च । बहुप्रकारमप्युक्तो निश्चयाज्न विचाल्यते
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: sa suhṛdbhir amātyaiś ca bhrātṛbhiḥ svajanena ca | bahuprakāram apy ukto niścayān na vicālyate ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا— خیرخواہوں، وزیروں، بھائیوں اور اپنے عزیزوں نے اسے بہت سے طریقوں سے سمجھایا، مگر وہ اپنے پختہ عزم سے ذرا بھی نہ ہلا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even wise and affectionate counsel cannot help a person who clings to an unrighteous resolve; stubbornness in adharma hardens the mind against correction and becomes a seed of downfall.
Vaiśampāyana tells Janamejaya that Duryodhana was repeatedly advised by friends, ministers, brothers, and relatives, yet he remained unmoved and would not abandon his determined course.