Shloka 2
अध्याय ६६: पुनर्द्यूत-प्रस्तावः
Proposal for a Renewed Dice Game
विदुर उवाच दुर्विभाषं भाषितं त्वादृशेन न मन्द सम्बुध्यसि पाशबद्ध: । प्रपाते त्वं लम्बमानो न वेत्सि व्याप्रान मृरः कोपयसे5तिवेलम्
vidura uvāca durvibhāṣaṃ bhāṣitaṃ tvādṛśena na manda saṃbudhyasi pāśabaddhaḥ | prapāte tvaṃ lambamāno na vetsi vyāprān mṛgaḥ kopayase'tivelam ||
Vidura said: “Such harsh and improper speech has been uttered by one like you, yet you do not understand, for you are bound by the noose (of delusion and attachment). Hanging over a precipice, you do not realize your peril; like a distressed animal, you provoke anger beyond all measure.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura warns that abusive speech and needless provocation arise from being 'bound' by delusion and attachment. One who is already on the brink of ruin should restrain speech and anger, recognize danger, and return to dharmic conduct.
In the Sabha Parva’s court setting, Vidura rebukes a powerful figure for speaking improperly and for inflaming hostility. He uses vivid metaphors—being bound by a noose and hanging over a precipice—to stress that the speaker is courting disaster while failing to perceive it.