Shloka 14
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 92: Kṛṣṇasya sabhāpraveśaḥ
Krishna’s Entry into the Royal Assembly
हिते प्रयतमानं मां शड्केद् दुर्योधनो यदि । ह्ृदयस्य च मे प्रीतिरानृण्यं च भविष्यति
hite prayatamānaṁ māṁ śaṅked duryodhano yadi | hṛdayasya ca me prītir ānṛṇyaṁ ca bhaviṣyati ||
Dẫu Duryodhana có nghi ngờ ta khi ta đang gắng sức vì điều lợi ích chân thật, lòng ta vẫn hoan hỷ; bởi ta đã làm trọn bổn phận và sẽ nhẹ gánh nghĩa vụ.
(वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should act for the true good (hita) and fulfill one’s duty without being shaken by others’ mistrust; inner satisfaction comes from having done what is right, becoming ‘free of debt’ (ānṛṇya) to one’s moral responsibility.
The speaker reflects that even if Duryodhana doubts his intentions while he attempts a welfare-oriented intervention, he will still feel content because he has sincerely tried to do what duty demands.