Shloka 2
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 64: Arjuna’s Instruction to Sanjaya
Message to the Kuru Assembly
पज्चानां पाण्डुपुत्राणां यत् तेज: प्रजिहीर्षसि । पज्चानामिव भूतानां महतां लोकधारिणाम्
pañcānāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ yat tejaḥ prajihīrṣasi | pañcānām iva bhūtānāṃ mahatāṃ lokadhāriṇām ||
毗度罗说道：“你为何要夺去般度五子之光辉与正当之权？他们伟大而能持世，犹如支撑诸界的五大元素。欲除其光，便是与秩序之支柱为敌。”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura warns that depriving the Pāṇḍavas of their rightful ‘tejas’ (legitimate power and dignity) is not merely political wrongdoing; it is an ethical violation against the supports of social and cosmic order, likened to attacking the five great elements that sustain the world.
In Udyoga Parva, as war tensions rise, Vidura counsels the Kuru leadership, challenging the intent to dispossess the Pāṇḍavas. He frames the Pāṇḍavas as indispensable pillars of stability, urging restraint and dharmic governance rather than envy-driven usurpation.