Shloka 11
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 30: Sañjaya’s Departure and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Commission of Greetings
तथैव विदुरं ब्रूया: कुरूणां मन्त्रधारिणम् | अयुद्ध॑ सौम्य भाषस्व हितकामो युधिष्िरे,संजय! इसी प्रकार कौरवोंके मन्त्री विदुरजीसे कहना--'सौम्य! आप युद्ध न होनेकी ही सलाह दें; क्योंकि आप युधिष्ठिरका हित चाहनेवाले हैं”
tathaiva viduraṃ brūyāḥ kurūṇāṃ mantradhāriṇam | ayuddhaṃ saumya bhāṣasva hitakāmo yudhiṣṭhire saṃjaya |
Cũng vậy, hãy nhắn với Vidura—vị mưu thần nắm giữ lời khuyên của nhà Kuru—rằng: “Hỡi người hiền hòa, xin hãy khuyên theo đường không chiến tranh; bởi ông là người cầu lợi ích cho Yudhiṣṭhira, hỡi Saṃjaya.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous leadership prioritizes peace and the welfare of all; even when conflict looms, one should seek counsel that restrains violence (ayuddha) and aligns with dharma and genuine well-wishing (hitakāma).
Yudhiṣṭhira instructs Saṃjaya to convey a message to Vidura, the Kuru counsellor, urging him to advise against war. The appeal relies on Vidura’s reputation as a truthful, dharma-guided well-wisher of Yudhiṣṭhira.