Shloka 23
शकुनीनामिवाकाशे पदं नैवोपलभ्यते । एवं प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्य मुनेर्वर्त्म न दृश्यते,जैसे आकाशमें पक्षियोंके चरणचिह्न नहीं दिखायी देते हैं, वैसे ही ज्ञानानन्दसे तृप्त मुनिका मार्ग दृष्टिगोचर नहीं होता है अर्थात् समझमें नहीं आता है
śakunīnām ivākāśe padaṃ naivopalabhyate | evaṃ prajñāna-tṛptasya muner vartma na dṛśyate ||
Sebagaimana jejak kaki burung tak dapat ditemukan di langit, demikian pula jalan seorang muni yang dipuaskan oleh kebijaksanaan sejati tak dapat dikenali.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person fulfilled by wisdom is not easily read or predicted by ordinary social cues; their actions leave no ‘tracks’ of craving, ego, or attachment. This points to inner freedom and non-attachment as marks of true insight.
In Vidura’s counsel (Vidura-nīti) during the Udyoga Parva, he teaches through a metaphor: as birds leave no footprints in the sky, so the realized sage’s path cannot be traced by worldly observers—highlighting the subtlety of genuine virtue and wisdom.