Shloka 11
अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः
Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory
विदुर उवाच जानाम्यहं द्यूतमनर्थमूलं कृतश्च यत्नो5स्य मया निवारणे । राजा च मां प्राहिणोत् त्वत्सकाशं श्र॒त्वा विद्वन्छेय इहाचरस्व
vidura uvāca | jānāmy ahaṃ dyūtam anarthamūlaṃ kṛtaś ca yatno ’sya mayā nivāraṇe | rājā ca māṃ prāhiṇot tvatsakāśaṃ śrutvā vidvañ cheya iha ācarasva ||
毗度罗说道：“智者啊，我知道赌博乃祸患之根，我也确曾竭力阻止。然而国王仍遣我来见你。既已听闻此事，噢，有识之士，就在此处行你所判为善、为利之事吧。”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Gambling (dyūta) is identified as anarthamūla—the root of ruin—so a wise person should restrain it and choose śreyas (true welfare) over short-term excitement, even when political pressure pushes events toward harm.
Vidura reports that he understands the danger of the dice-game and has tried to stop it, but Dhṛtarāṣṭra has nevertheless sent him as a messenger to a wise person (the addressee) and asks that, after hearing the situation, the addressee act in whatever way seems most beneficial.