Shloka 13
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Brahmacarya and the Formless Brahman
Udyoga Parva 44
ईर्ष्या मोदो&तिवादश्न संज्ञानाशो5 भ्यसूयिता । तस्मात् प्राज्ञो न माद्येत सदा होतदू् विगर्हितम्
īrṣyā modo ’tivādaś ca saṃjñānāśo ’bhyasūyitā | tasmāt prājño na mādyeta sadā hy etad vigarhitam ||
Sanatsujāta dit : «L’envie, l’allégresse ivre, la querelle excessive, la perte de la claire conscience et la jalousie qui cherche la faute — tout cela naît de l’ivresse. C’est pourquoi le sage ne doit jamais s’enivrer, car cela est toujours blâmé dans la vie selon le dharma.»
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Avoid intoxication: it is ethically condemned because it breeds envy, reckless elation, quarrelsome speech, loss of discernment, and spiteful fault-finding.
In Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs (as a moral and spiritual counselor) on proper conduct; here he warns that drunkenness corrupts character and undermines wise behavior.