Shloka 16
अध्याय २६ — युद्ध-निन्दा, काम-दोष, तथा धार्तराष्ट्र-नीति-विश्लेषण
War-aversion, Desire as a Policy Fault, and Analysis of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Governance
तच्चेदेवं द्वेषरूपेण पार्था: करिष्यध्वं कर्म पापं चिराय । निवसध्व॑ वर्षपूगान् वनेषु दुःखं वासं पाण्डवा धर्म एव
tac ced evaṁ dveṣa-rūpeṇa pārthāḥ kariṣyadhvaṁ karma pāpaṁ cirāya | nivasadhvaṁ varṣa-pūgān vaneṣu duḥkhaṁ vāsaṁ pāṇḍavā dharma eva, kuntī-kumāra |
桑阇耶说道：“若你们，噢普利塔之子，执意为了一国之位而长久从事那以持久怨憎为形的罪业——战争——那么我的劝告是：在林野中居住多年，忍受那悲苦住处的艰辛。噢般度族——噢昆蒂之子——与其发动由怨恨而生的战争，不如说林居本身才是你们的达摩之道。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
War pursued from entrenched hatred (dveṣa) is ethically corrupting; if the motive is rancour for the sake of kingdom, then enduring hardship in the forest is presented as the more dharmic alternative.
Sañjaya addresses the Pāṇḍavas, warning that if they choose a long-lasting, hate-driven war for sovereignty, he would rather advise continued forest-dwelling—painful though it is—because it aligns better with dharma than a conflict rooted in animosity.