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Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 34 — Vidura’s Counsel on Deliberation, Speech-Discipline, and Dharmic Kingship
नष्टप्रज्ञ: पापमेव नित्यमारभते नर: । पुण्यं प्रज्ञां वर्धयति क्रियमाणं पुन: पुन:,जिसकी बुद्धि नष्ट हो जाती है, वह मनुष्य सदा पाप ही करता रहता है। इसी प्रकार बारंबार किया हुआ पुण्य बुद्धिको बढ़ाता है
naṣṭaprajñaḥ pāpam eva nityam ārabhate naraḥ | puṇyaṃ prajñāṃ vardhayati kriyamāṇaṃ punaḥ punaḥ ||
Cuando el discernimiento se arruina, el hombre se entrega sin cesar sólo a actos pecaminosos. Del mismo modo, el mérito practicado una y otra vez acrecienta la sabiduría.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Repeated action shapes the mind: loss of discernment leads to a steady drift into wrongdoing, while repeated virtuous conduct cultivates and enlarges wisdom (prajñā), making right choice progressively easier.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers ethical counsel amid escalating conflict, warning that moral decline begins with the ruin of discernment and urging the cultivation of merit through consistent righteous practice.