Shloka 82
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
बुद्धी कलुषभूतायां विनाशे प्रत्युपस्थिते । अनयो नयसंकाशो हृदयान्नापसर्पति,विनाशकाल उपस्थित होनेपर बुद्धि मलिन हो जाती है; फिर तो न्यायके समान प्रतीत होनेवाला अन्याय हृदयसे बाहर नहीं निकलता
buddhī kaluṣabhūtāyāṃ vināśe pratyupasthite | anayo nayasaṃkāśo hṛdayān nāpasarpati ||
قال فيدورا: إذا دنا زمن الهلاك تكدّر العقل والتبس عليه الأمر. عندئذٍ لا تنسحب الخطيئة—وقد لبست هيئة السياسة الرشيدة والعدل—من القلب، بل تلتصق به كأنها الحق.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
As ruin approaches, discernment becomes clouded; then adharma can masquerade as naya (reasonable policy or justice) and lodge firmly in the heart. The verse warns that ethical collapse often begins as self-justification—wrong choices start feeling ‘right’ when the mind is tainted.
In the Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers hard counsel during the tense pre-war negotiations. He diagnoses the inner condition that precedes catastrophe: leaders nearing downfall lose clarity, and unjust decisions appear prudent, making them unwilling to abandon harmful courses.