Shloka 11
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 148: Vāsudeva’s Report—Mobilization and the Nīti Sequence
Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa
ये चैनमन्ववर्तन्त भ्रातरो बलदर्पिता: । शशाप तानभिक्रुद्धो ययातिस्तनयानथ,“अपने बलका घमंड रखनेवाले जिन-जिन भाइयोंने यदुका अनुसरण किया, ययातिने कुपित होकर अपने उन पुत्रोंको भी शाप दे दिया
ye cainam anvavartanta bhrātaro baladarpitāḥ | śaśāpa tān abhikruddho yayātis tanayān atha ||
Vāyu nói: “Cả những người anh em ấy nữa—những kẻ tự phụ vì sức mạnh của mình, đã theo về phía Yadu—vua Yayāti, bừng bừng phẫn nộ, cũng giáng lời nguyền lên họ, chính là các con trai của ông.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pride in power (bala-darpa) and unreflective partisanship can make one share in the fallout of a leader’s wrongdoing; ethical responsibility extends beyond the principal actor to those who knowingly support him.
Vāyu recounts that when certain brothers, proud of their strength, aligned themselves with Yadu, King Yayāti—angered—extended his curse not only to Yadu but also to those sons who followed him.