Shloka 12
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 92: Kṛṣṇasya sabhāpraveśaḥ
Krishna’s Entry into the Royal Assembly
तत् समर्थ शुभं वाक््यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम् । धार्तराष्ट्र: सहामात्यो ग्रहीतुं विदुराहीति
tat samarthaṁ śubhaṁ vākyaṁ dharmārthasahitaṁ hitam | dhārtarāṣṭraḥ sahāmātyo grahītuṁ viduro 'bravīt ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: “Vidura đã thưa như vầy: ‘Con của Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana), cùng các đại thần, nên tiếp nhận lời khuyên này—đủ năng lực, cát tường, lợi ích, hợp lẽ, và thuận cả dharma lẫn artha (đạo trị quốc).’”
(वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sound counsel should be judged by its alignment with dharma (moral right) and artha (practical welfare). Advice that is both ethical and politically prudent is to be accepted, even when it challenges one’s desires.
In the Udyoga Parva’s diplomatic and counsel-filled setting, Vidura urges that Duryodhana, along with his ministers, should accept beneficial advice—framed as effective, auspicious, and consistent with both righteousness and statecraft.