Shloka 16
Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel
वैशम्पायन उवाच शासनाद् धृतराष्ट्रस्थ दुर्योधनममर्षणम् । मातुश्न वचनात् क्षत्ता सभां प्रावेशयत् पुनः
vaiśampāyana uvāca | śāsanād dhṛtarāṣṭrasya duryodhanam amarṣaṇam | mātuś ca vacanāt kṣattā sabhāṁ prāveśayat punaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Theo lệnh của Dhṛtarāṣṭra, và cũng theo lời của mẫu hậu Gāndhārī, vị quan chưởng môn Vidura đã đưa Duryodhana—kẻ không biết nhẫn nhịn—trở lại nghị đường hoàng gia một lần nữa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a powerful and angry person can be recalled to dialogue when legitimate authority (the king’s command) and moral influence (the mother’s counsel) converge; the verse highlights the ethical necessity of returning to counsel and deliberation rather than remaining in obstinate resentment.
After Duryodhana has withdrawn in anger, Vidura, acting as kṣattā (court chamberlain/minister), brings him back into the royal assembly on Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s order and at Gāndhārī’s urging, so that the court’s discussion may continue.