Shloka 50
उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana
राजन् दुर्योधन बद्ध्वा ततः संशाम्य पाण्डवै: । त्वत्कृते न विनश्येयु: क्षत्रिया: क्षत्रियर्षभ
rājan duryodhanaṁ baddhvā tataḥ saṁśāmya pāṇḍavaiḥ | tvatkṛte na vinaśyeyuḥ kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tâu Đại vương, hãy bắt giữ Duryodhana rồi sau đó giảng hòa với các Pāṇḍava. Hỡi bậc trượng phu kiệt xuất trong hàng kṣatriya, xin chớ để vì ngài mà toàn thể các đạo quân kṣatriya bị diệt vong.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must prioritize restraint and reconciliation over pride and factional loyalty; preventing large-scale loss of life is a primary ethical duty, and personal attachment must not become the cause of a whole class’s destruction.
The speaker urges the king to arrest Duryodhana and conclude a settlement with the Pāṇḍavas, warning that otherwise the impending conflict may annihilate the kṣatriya warriors, with the king bearing moral responsibility for the outcome.