Shloka 7
अलं द्यूतेन गान्धारे विदुरो न प्रशंसति । न हासौ सुमहाबुद्धिरहितं नो वदिष्यति,'गान्धारीनन्दन! जूएका खेल नहीं होना चाहिये, विदुर इसे अच्छा नहीं बताते हैं। महाबुद्धिमान् विदुर हमें कोई ऐसी सलाह नहीं देंगे, जिससे हमलोगोंका अहित होनेवाला हो
alaṁ dyūtena gāndhāre viduro na praśaṁsati | na hāsau sumahābuddhir ahitaṁ no vadiṣyati ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Enough of this gambling, O son of Gāndhārī. Vidura does not approve of it. That man of great intelligence will never advise us to do anything that would bring us harm.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wise counsel grounded in dharma rejects addictive, destabilizing practices like gambling; a truly intelligent advisor (Vidura) will not recommend actions that lead to collective harm.
In the lead-up to the dice-game episode, the narration underscores that Vidura disapproves of gambling and would not counsel the Kuru elders toward anything detrimental, implicitly warning Dhṛtarāṣṭra to stop the game.