Shloka 95
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
नैनान् स्मरति कृत्येषु याचितश्नाभ्यसूयति । एतान् दोषान् नर: प्राज्ञो बुध्येद् बुद्ध्वा विसर्जयेत्
nainān smarati kṛtyeṣu yācitaś cābhyasūyati | etān doṣān naraḥ prājño budhyed buddhvā visarjayet ||
Vidura says: A person on the path to ruin shows these faults—he does not remember (honour or consult) the worthy in matters of duty, and when asked, he responds with suspicion and fault-finding. A wise person should recognize such defects, and having recognized them, abandon them. In ethical context, Vidura warns that contempt for the virtuous and a grudging, censorious mind are early signs of moral collapse and social self-destruction.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Recognize the inner vices that signal moral downfall—forgetting the worthy in matters of duty and responding to requests with suspicion and fault-finding—and deliberately abandon them.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers counsel on right conduct (nīti) during the tense pre-war negotiations; here he points to behavioral markers of impending ruin and urges self-correction.