Shloka 72
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
अनसूया<<्जवं शौचं संतोष: प्रियवादिता | दम: सत्यमनायासो न भवन्न्ति दुरात्मनाम्
anasūyārjavaṁ śaucaṁ santoṣaḥ priyavāditā | damaḥ satyam anāyāso na bhavanti durātmanām ||
Tidak suka mencari-cari cela, kelurusan hati, kesucian, rasa cukup, tutur kata yang menyenangkan, pengendalian indra, berkata benar, dan bertindak tanpa tipu daya—kebajikan ini tidak tumbuh pada orang yang berhati jahat.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura teaches that genuine virtue is rooted in inner disposition: a wicked-minded person typically lacks non-enviousness, sincerity, purity, contentment, kind speech, sense-restraint, truthfulness, and unforced straightforward conduct—qualities essential for living by dharma.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers moral and political counsel (nīti) in the tense lead-up to war, diagnosing the ethical failures that lead rulers and courtiers toward adharma; here he lists virtues that are absent in the truly corrupt.