Shloka 13
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Brahmacarya and the Formless Brahman
Udyoga Parva 44
ईर्ष्या मोदो&तिवादश्न संज्ञानाशो5 भ्यसूयिता । तस्मात् प्राज्ञो न माद्येत सदा होतदू् विगर्हितम्
īrṣyā modo ’tivādaś ca saṃjñānāśo ’bhyasūyitā | tasmāt prājño na mādyeta sadā hy etad vigarhitam ||
Sanatsujāta sprach: „Neid, berauschte Ausgelassenheit, übermäßiges Streiten, Verlust klarer Besonnenheit und missgünstige Fehlersuche — all dies entspringt der Trunkenheit. Darum soll der Weise niemals berauscht sein, denn dies wird im sittlichen Leben stets getadelt.“
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Avoid intoxication: it is ethically condemned because it breeds envy, reckless elation, quarrelsome speech, loss of discernment, and spiteful fault-finding.
In Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs (as a moral and spiritual counselor) on proper conduct; here he warns that drunkenness corrupts character and undermines wise behavior.