Shloka 4
युधिष्ठिरस्तु धर्मात्मा हविदन् पापमात्मनि । स्वेनानुमानेन पर॑ं साधुं समनुपश्यति,राजा युधिष्ठिर धर्मात्मा थे, उनके पवित्र हृदयमें दुर्योधनके पापपूर्ण विचारका भानतक न हुआ। वे अपने ही अनुमानसे दूसरेको भी साधु ही देखते और समझते थे
yudhiṣṭhiras tu dharmātmā na vidan pāpam ātmani | svenānumānena paraṃ sādhuṃ samanupaśyati ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Yudhiṣṭhira, righteous by nature, did not recognize the presence of sin within himself; and by judging others through his own disposition, he continually perceived even another person as virtuous. Ethically, the verse highlights how a pure-minded person may misread a deceitful mind, projecting his own goodness onto others.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person grounded in dharma may evaluate others through his own moral lens, assuming goodness where there may be hidden wrongdoing; virtue can sometimes lead to ethical misreading of others’ intentions.
Vaiśampāyana describes Yudhiṣṭhira’s temperament: being righteous and pure-minded, he fails to suspect or detect sinful intent and therefore tends to regard others as honest based on his own nature—setting the stage for being deceived by less scrupulous characters.