Shloka 62
Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances
मूर्खाणां पण्डिता द्वेष्या दरिद्राणां महाधना: । अधार्मिकाणां धर्मिष्ठा विरूपाणां सुरूपिण:
mūrkhāṇāṃ paṇḍitā dveṣyā daridrāṇāṃ mahādhanāḥ | adhārmikāṇāṃ dharmiṣṭhā virūpāṇāṃ surūpiṇaḥ ||
মূৰ্খৰ বাবে পণ্ডিত দ്വേഷ্য, দৰিদ্ৰৰ বাবে মহাধনী অসহ্য; অধাৰ্মিকৰ বাবে ধৰ্মনিষ্ঠ অপ্রিয়, আৰু কুৰুপৰ বাবে সুৰুপীজন।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that envy-driven hatred commonly targets those who embody what one lacks—wisdom, wealth, righteousness, or beauty. It warns that such aversion is a moral failing and encourages steadiness in dharma rather than resentment toward excellence.
In the Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and right conduct after the war. Here he offers an observation about human tendencies—how certain groups habitually resent their opposites—to help the king understand social behavior and ethical pitfalls.