Shloka 65
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
हरणं च परस्वानां परदाराभिमर्शनम् । सुहृदश्न परित्यागस्त्रयो दोषा: क्षयावहा:,दूसरेके धनका हरण, दूसरेकी स्त्रीका संसर्ग तथा सुहृद् मित्रका परित्याग--ये तीनों ही दोष (मनुष्यके आयु, धर्म तथा कीर्तिका) क्षय करनेवाले होते हैं
haraṇaṁ ca parasvānāṁ paradārābhimarśanam | suhṛdaś ca parityāgas trayo doṣāḥ kṣayāvahāḥ ||
Vidura says: Taking what belongs to others, violating another man’s wife, and abandoning a loyal friend—these three faults bring ruin, steadily diminishing a person’s life, righteousness, and good fame.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura identifies three destructive vices—stealing others’ wealth, violating another’s spouse, and betraying a true friend—and teaches that they erode one’s longevity, dharma, and reputation.
In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-filled setting, Vidura delivers nīti (ethical instruction), warning that certain actions inevitably lead to personal and social ruin—an admonition especially relevant amid the rising tensions before war.