Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
समैर्विवाहं कुरुते न हीनै: समै: सख्यं व्यवहारं कथां च । गुणैविशिष्टांश्न पुरो दधाति विपश्चितस्तस्य नया: सुनीता:
samair vivāhaṃ kurute na hīnaiḥ samaiḥ sakhyaṃ vyavahāraṃ kathāṃ ca | guṇair viśiṣṭānś ca puro dadhāti vipaścitas tasya nayaḥ sunītaḥ ||
الحكيم يعقد المصاهرة مع الأكفاء لا مع من هم دون ذلك؛ ومع الأكفاء أيضًا يصاحب ويعامل ويتحادث. وهو يقدّم دائمًا من فاق في الفضائل. فسياسة هذا اللبيب سياسةٌ سديدة مهتدية.
विदुर उवाच
Choose associations wisely: form marital, friendly, and transactional relationships with equals, avoid degrading companionship with the unworthy, and honor those who are superior in virtue by giving them precedence—this is sound nīti (prudent ethical policy).
Vidura is offering counsel in the Udyoga Parva, articulating principles of nīti for right conduct and prudent social alignment as tensions move toward the Kurukṣetra conflict.