धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
अजातशत्रो भद्रं ते अरिष्टं स्वस्ति गच्छत ॥
अनुज्ञाताः सहधनाः स्वराज्यम् अनुशासत ॥
इदं त्व् एवावबोद्धव्यं वृद्धस्य मम शासनम् ॥
धिया निगदितं कृत्स्नं पथ्यं निःश्रेयसं परम् ॥
वेत्थ त्वं तात धर्माणां गतिं सूक्ष्मां युधिष्ठिर ॥
विनीतो ऽसि महाप्राज्ञ वृद्धानां पर्युपासिता ॥
यतो बुद्धिस् ततः शान्तिः प्रशमं गच्छ भारत ॥
नादारौ क्रमते शस्त्रं दारौ शस्त्रं निपात्यते ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
ajātaśatro bhadraṃ te ariṣṭaṃ svasti gacchata ||
anujñātāḥ sahadhanāḥ svarājyam anuśāsata ||
idaṃ tv evāvaboddhavyaṃ vṛddhasya mama śāsanam ||
dhiyā nigaditaṃ kṛtsnaṃ pathyaṃ niḥśreyasaṃ param ||
vettha tvaṃ tāta dharmāṇāṃ gatiṃ sūkṣmāṃ yudhiṣṭhira ||
vinīto 'si mahāprājña vṛddhānāṃ paryupāsitā ||
yato buddhis tataḥ śāntiḥ praśamaṃ gaccha bhārata ||
nādārau kramate śastraṃ dārau śastraṃ nipātyate ||
[Dhritarashtra:] 'O Ajatashatru, blessings upon you; go forth unharmed and in good health; with my leave, and with your wealth, rule your own kingdom. And let this be understood -- the counsel of me, an old man, spoken with reason, whole and salutary, leading to the highest good. You know, my son, the subtle path of dharma, O Yudhishthira; you are humble, O wise one, and honor your elders. Where there is reason, there is peace; go then toward tranquility, O Bharata. The axe does not fall where there is no crack; it is upon the crack that the axe descends.'
f83e598b0df3 · 发布于 2026年7月16日 16:12:36 UTC
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The blind king returns what was taken and sends them off with blessing -- yet it is bitter that the kind word is born only once the fear of the omen has passed, and not from a firm will to check evil. And yet the truth he utters is true: 'where there is reason, there is peace,' and the axe of calamity finds only the cracked tree. With this saying Dhritarashtra unwittingly foretells what is to come: as long as the crack of envy gapes within the house of Kuru, the blow is inescapable. The verse teaches that peace is preserved by unity, while discord itself calls forth the axe; that wisdom not turned into resolve remains a barren good wish; and that counsel about peace from the mouth of one who indulged the strife sounds, above all, as a reproach to himself.