Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 16
Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 52: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Pāṇḍava Strength and the Case for Restraint
न तु नः क्लिश्यमानानामुपेक्षेत युधिष्ठिर: । जुगुप्सति हाधर्मेण मामेवोद्धिश्य कारणम्
na tu naḥ kliśyamānānām upekṣeta yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | jugupsati hādharmena mām evoddhiśya kāraṇam ||
持国王说道：“然而，尤提士提罗见我等受苦，必不会置之不理。确然，他谴责我——只把我一人视作祸端——因为那违背达摩的不义行径助长了这场纷争。（因此，若由我出面提出和议，他又怎会不允？）”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political hostility, a dharmic person like Yudhiṣṭhira is portrayed as unwilling to abandon suffering relatives; the verse highlights moral accountability—conflict born of adharma invites censure, and peace-making should appeal to conscience rather than pride.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Dhṛtarāṣṭra reasons about Yudhiṣṭhira’s likely response: Yudhiṣṭhira blames Dhṛtarāṣṭra for enabling unrighteous escalation, yet Dhṛtarāṣṭra argues that Yudhiṣṭhira will still not neglect the Kauravas in distress and thus may accept a peace initiative.