Shloka 8
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 148: Vāsudeva’s Report—Mobilization and the Nīti Sequence
Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa
न चातिष्ठत् पितुः शास्त्रे बलदर्पविमोहित:ः । अवमेने च पितरं 40 क्षाप्पपराजित:
na cātiṣṭhat pituḥ śāstre baladarpavimohitaḥ | avamene ca pitaraṃ kṣāpraparājitaḥ ||
وقد أعماه زهوُه بقوّته، فلم يلتزم بوصايا أبيه وأوامره. ومع أنّ أحدًا لم يقهره، فقد وقع في ازدراء أبيه نفسه—مُبيِّنًا كيف يقلب الكِبرُ التوقيرَ والواجبَ حتى داخل البيت الواحد.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and invincibility can breed pride that destroys dharma: ignoring a father’s rightful instruction and showing contempt to elders is presented as an ethical downfall, even if one is undefeated by external enemies.
Vāyudeva describes a person whose strength and arrogance have deluded him: he refuses to follow his father’s commands and even disrespects his father, illustrating moral decline within the family sphere.