Shloka 50
पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्नर इह दोषं नैवानुरुध्यते
prajñācakṣur nara iha doṣaṃ naivānurudhyate
The man whose vision is guided by true discernment does not, in this world, become attached to fault or wrongdoing—he does not follow it, excuse it, or let it govern his conduct.
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
True wisdom functions like an inner eye: it recognizes moral fault as fault and therefore does not consent to it. A discerning person neither rationalizes wrongdoing nor lets it shape action; ethical clarity prevents complicity.
In the Vana Parva’s dharma-instruction episode, the vyādha (hunter) continues advising the inquirer on right conduct. Here he emphasizes that a person endowed with prajñā (discernment) does not align himself with doṣa (moral defect), underscoring practical ethics over mere status or appearance.