Shloka 21
Adhyāya 59: Vidura’s Admonition to Duryodhana after the Summons of Draupadī (सभा पर्व)
युधिछिर उवाच अन्येनान्यस्यथ वै द्यूतं विषमं प्रतिभाति मे । एतद् विद्वन्नुपादत्स्व काममेवं प्रवर्तताम्
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: anyenānyasya hi vai dyūtaṁ viṣamaṁ pratibhāti me | etad vidvann upādatsva kāmam evaṁ pravartatām ||
尤提士提罗说道：“在我看来，这般掷骰赌博——由一人代另一人出手——实属不公且不当。贤者啊，请先明白此理；若你仍执意如此，便让赌局照此方式进行。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira highlights a principle of fairness: a contest should be between the actual parties involved, not conducted through substitutes. He signals that rules and agency matter ethically, even before the disastrous consequences of gambling unfold.
In the sabhā setting, as the dice match is being arranged, Yudhiṣṭhira objects that gambling ‘by one for another’ is improper and unequal. Yet, after stating his concern, he allows the game to proceed if the other side insists—foreshadowing the coercive, manipulative atmosphere of the dice episode.