Shloka 53
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
ऐश्वर्यमदपापिष्ठा मदा: पानमदादय: । ऐश्वर्यमदमत्तो हि नापतित्वा विबुध्यते
aiśvaryamada-pāpiṣṭhā madāḥ pānamadādayaḥ | aiśvaryamada-matto hi nāpatitvā vibudhyate ||
Mabuk karena minuman dan sejenisnya memanglah mabuk; namun mabuk oleh kekuasaan dan kemakmuran adalah yang paling berdosa. Sebab orang yang terhanyut oleh mabuk kemegahan tidak akan sadar sebelum ia jatuh ke dalam kehancuran.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The most dangerous intoxication is not wine but the pride born of power and prosperity; it blinds judgment so thoroughly that a person often understands only after suffering a downfall.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers moral counsel (nīti) meant to restrain destructive choices; here he warns that royal power can intoxicate and lead to ruin unless checked by humility and discernment.