Shloka 9
अध्याय ५०: उत्तरेण सह अर्जुनस्य रथप्रयाणे ध्वजचिह्नैः कौरवसेनानिर्देशः
Arjuna directs Uttara by identifying Kaurava commanders through banners
तथाधिगगम्य वित्तानि को विकत्थेद् विचक्षण: । निकृत्या वज्चनायोगैश्वरन् वैतंसिको यथा,जैसे व्याध शठता और छल-कपटसे भरे हुए उपायोंद्वारा जीवननिर्वाह करता है, उसी प्रकार कपटपूर्ण वृत्तिसे धन पाकर कौन बुद्धिमान् पुरुष अपने ही मुँह अपनी बड़ाई करेगा?
tathādhigamya vittāni ko vikatthhed vicakṣaṇaḥ | nikṛtyā vañcanāyogaiś caran vaitamsiko yathā ||
Having obtained wealth in such a manner, what discerning man would boast? Just as a fowler lives by deceit and contrived tricks of cheating, so too—if one gains riches through a fraudulent way of life—who among the wise would praise himself with his own mouth?
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth gained through deceit and fraudulent stratagems is ethically tainted; a truly wise person feels no ground for self-praise from such gains and avoids boasting, emphasizing integrity and humility.
Kṛpa speaks critically about acquiring wealth by crooked means, using the example of a bird-catcher who survives through traps and deception, to argue that such earnings do not justify pride.