Shloka 13
Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel
अशक्योड्द्य त्वया राजन् विनिवर्तयितुं बलात् । राजन! इस दुर्योधनको काम और क्रोधने अपने वशमें कर लिया है, यह लोभमें फँस गया है; अतः आज आपका इसे बलपूर्वक पीछे लौटाना असम्भव है ।।
aśakyo ’dya tvayā rājan vinivartayituṃ balāt | rāṣṭrapradāne mūḍhasya bāliśasya durātmanaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tâu Đại vương, hôm nay bệ hạ không thể dùng sức mạnh mà buộc hắn quay lui. Trong việc nhường lại vương quốc, kẻ ấy—mê muội, trẻ dại, tâm địa tà ác—không thể bị kiềm chế, vì đã rơi dưới quyền lực của dục vọng, sân hận và tham lam.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person dominated by kāma (desire), krodha (anger), and lobha (greed) becomes resistant to wise counsel; when delusion hardens into obstinacy, even rightful and ethical settlements (like yielding a kingdom to avert harm) may become practically impossible without coercion.
Vaiśampāyana comments that the king being addressed cannot, at this moment, compel Duryodhana to retreat or agree to the surrender/return of the kingdom; Duryodhana is portrayed as deluded and morally compromised, making peaceful reversal unlikely.