Shloka 65
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
हरणं च परस्वानां परदाराभिमर्शनम् । सुहृदश्न परित्यागस्त्रयो दोषा: क्षयावहा:
haraṇaṁ ca parasvānāṁ paradārābhimarśanam | suhṛdaś ca parityāgas trayo doṣāḥ kṣayāvahāḥ ||
Vidura dijo: «Arrebatar lo ajeno, mancillar la esposa de otro y abandonar a un amigo leal: estas tres faltas traen ruina, menguando sin cesar la vida, la rectitud y la buena fama.»
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.