Shloka 24
Adhyāya 290: Sāṃkhya-vidhi, Deha-doṣa, Guṇa-vicāra, and Mokṣa-gati
Bhīṣma–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue
परेषां यदसूयेत न तत् कुर्यात् स्वयं नरः । यो हासूयुस्तथायुक्त: सो5वहासं नियच्छति
pareṣāṁ yad asūyeta na tat kuryāt svayaṁ naraḥ | yo hāsūyus tathāyuktaḥ so 'vahāsaṁ niyacchati ||
মানুহে আনৰ যি কৰ্মক নিন্দা কৰে, সেই কৰ্ম নিজে কৰা উচিত নহয়। যি সদায় দোষ বিচাৰে আৰু সেই প্ৰবৃত্তিতেই যুক্ত থাকে, সি শেষত উপহাস আৰু তিৰস্কাৰৰ পাত্ৰ হয়।
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Use your own moral judgment consistently: do not perform actions you would blame in others. Habitual fault-finding (asūyā) degrades one’s character and speech, leading to contempt and ridicule rather than dharmic conduct.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Parāśara delivers a concise ethical maxim: self-regulation should be guided by the same standards one applies when judging others, warning against the corrosive habit of censoriousness.