Shloka 5
Adhyāya 59: Vidura’s Admonition to Duryodhana after the Summons of Draupadī (सभा पर्व)
युधिछिर उवाच निकृतिर्देवनं पापं न क्षात्रो5त्र पराक्रम: । न च नीतिर्धुवा राजन कि त्वं द्यूत॑ प्रशंभसि
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | nikṛtir dyūtanaṃ pāpaṃ na kṣātro ’tra parākramaḥ | na ca nītir dhruvā rājan kiṃ tvaṃ dyūtaṃ praśaṃsasi ||
坚战说道：“大王啊，赌博乃是一种欺诈，也是罪业之源。在其中既无刹帝利应有的真正勇武可施，亦无任何坚实可靠的法度可循。你为何还要称赞这掷骰之戏？”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira argues that gambling is inherently deceptive and morally harmful, lacking both the honorable arena for Kṣatriya courage and any stable ethical framework; therefore it should not be praised.
In the Sabha Parva context of the impending dice match, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the king and challenges the glorification of dice-play, warning that it is rooted in trickery and leads to adharma.