Shloka 60
Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum
Udyoga-parva 35
धूमायन्ते व्यपेतानि ज्वलन्ति सहितानि च | धृतराष्ट्रोल्मुकानीव ज्ञातयो भरतर्षभ
dhūmāyante vyapetāni jvalanti sahitāni ca | dhṛtarāṣṭrolmukānīva jñātayo bharatarṣabha ||
毗度罗说：“火炭分散则唯有烟起，聚拢则烈焰腾然。亲族亦然——如同持国王的火炭——分裂则受苦，合一则兴盛。噢，婆罗多族中的雄牛！”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unity among relatives and allies is strength: separated, they become weak and only ‘smoke’ with distress; united, they ‘blaze’ with prosperity and effectiveness. Vidura urges Dhṛtarāṣṭra to prevent factionalism and keep the Kuru family together.
In Udyoga Parva, as war looms, Vidura counsels Dhṛtarāṣṭra with moral and political wisdom. Using the image of firebrands, he warns that the Kuru kin will suffer if split by hostility, but will thrive if reconciled and united.