Shloka 213
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
वयमास्म यथा सम्यग् भवतो विदितं तथा । “नरेश्वर! आपके पुत्रने कभी थोड़ा-सा भी अन्याय हमलोगोंके साथ नहीं किया। हमलोग उन राजा दुर्योधनपर भी पिताके समान विश्वास करते थे और उनके राज्यमें बड़े सुखसे जीवन व्यतीत करते थे। यह बात आपको भी विदित ही है"
vayamāsma yathā samyag bhavato viditaṃ tathā |
毗舍波耶那说：“如您所深知的那样，噢，人中王，您的儿子从未对我们施加哪怕一丝不义。我们信赖都利约陀那王，如同信赖父亲一般，并在他的国度里安乐而满足地生活。这一点，您也早已知晓。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights an ethical claim about just rule and interpersonal trust: the speakers testify that they experienced no injustice and therefore extended filial-like confidence to the king. It underscores how perceived fairness sustains social harmony and loyalty within a kingdom.
Vaiśampāyana reports a statement addressed to a king: the speakers remind him that his son never wronged them, that they trusted Duryodhana as a father, and that they lived comfortably under his rule—facts the addressee is said to already know.