Shloka 473
Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris
Udyoga-parva 94
धर्मज्ञेषु सभासत्सु नेह युक्तमसाम्प्रतम् । भरतश्रेष्ठ! आपके पुत्र पाण्डवोंने इस सभाके लिये भी यह संदेश दिया है--“आप समस्त सभासदगण धर्मके ज्ञाता हैं। आपके रहते हुए यहाँ कोई अयोग्य कार्य हो
dharmajñeṣu sabhāsatsu neha yuktam asāmpratam | bharataśreṣṭha! āpake putra pāṇḍavoṃ ne isa sabhā ke liye bhī yaha saṃdeśa diyā hai—“āpa samasta sabhāsadgaṇa dharma ke jñātā haiṃ | āpake rahate hue yahāṃ koī ayogya kārya ho, yaha ucita nahīṃ hai”
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“在这由通晓达摩之人所组成的议会中，任何不当之事都不应在此发生。噢，婆罗多族中最卓越者！般度五子——你的儿子们——也向朝廷送来此讯：‘诸位坐在此殿者皆明达摩。既然诸位在场，就不该容许任何卑劣不称之举在此发生。’”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral authority entails responsibility: when dharma-knowing elders and courtiers are present, they must prevent improper actions. Silence or inaction in the face of adharma becomes a failure of duty.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war diplomacy, a message attributed to the Pāṇḍavas is presented in the royal assembly, appealing to the court’s collective dharma-knowledge and urging that no unworthy decision or deed be permitted under their watch.