Shloka 37
Strī Parva, Adhyāya 2 — Vidura’s Consolation on Kāla, Karma, and the Limits of Lamentation (विदुरोपदेशः)
न हि ज्ञानविरुद्धेषु बह्नपायेषु कर्मसु । मूलघातिषु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तो भवद्विधा:,आप-जैसे बुद्धिमान् पुरुष अनेक विनाशकारी दोषोंसे युक्त तथा मूलभूत शरीरका भी नाश करनेवाले बुद्धिविरुद्ध कर्मोंमें नहीं आसक्त होते हैं
na hi jñānaviruddheṣu bahv-apāyeṣu karmasu | mūlaghātiṣu sajjante buddhimanto bhavad-vidhāḥ ||
For men of discernment like you do not become attached to actions that run counter to true understanding—actions fraught with many dangers and capable of striking at the very root (of one’s well-being and embodied life).
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura teaches that a truly wise person avoids clinging to actions that contradict sound understanding and lead to grave, far-reaching harm; wisdom is shown by restraint from fundamentally ruinous deeds.
In Strī Parva’s aftermath of the war, Vidura offers moral counsel, emphasizing that discerning people do not pursue or justify perilous, self-destructive courses of action.