Shloka 13
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 64: Arjuna’s Instruction to Sanjaya
Message to the Kuru Assembly
एते हापि यथैवाहं मन्तुमरहसि तांस्तथा । सर्वे धर्मविदो होते तुल्यस्नेहाश्व भारत
ete hāpi yathaivāhaṃ mantum arhasi tāṃs tathā | sarve dharmavido hote tulyasnehāś ca bhārata ||
毗度罗说道：“汝当视此诸人如视我一般。我亦唯为俱卢之福祉而言，故当听我。师德罗纳、克利帕、维迦尔那与巴赫利迦王亦皆为汝之善愿者；当如敬我一般敬之。噫，婆罗多后裔！彼等皆通达法（dharma），对两方之人同怀等量善意。”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura urges the king to respect and heed impartial, dharma-grounded elders. Ethical judgment should rely on counselors who seek the welfare of all parties, not on partisan passion.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Vidura addresses the Kuru king, emphasizing that several senior figures—Droṇa, Kṛpa, Vikarṇa, and Bāhlīka—are genuine well-wishers and should be honored and listened to as balanced advisers amid escalating conflict.