Shloka 4
कृष्णेन विदुरं प्रति आगमन-हेतु-निवेदनम् / Krishna explains the purpose of his coming to Vidura
कामात्मा प्राज्ञमानी च मित्रध्रुक् सर्वशड्कितः । अकर्ता चाकृतज्ञश्न त्यक्तधर्मा प्रियानृत:
kāmātmā prājñamānī ca mitradhruk sarvaśaṅkitaḥ | akartā cākṛtajñaś ca tyaktadharmo priyānṛtaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「彼は欲望と快楽に支配され、みずからを賢者と思い込む。友を裏切り、万人を疑いの目で見る。人に善を施さず、また自分に施された恩も認めぬ。ダルマを捨て、虚偽を愛するに至った。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists moral failings that mark a person who has fallen from dharma: desire-driven living, arrogant self-assurance, betrayal of friends, universal suspicion, refusal to do good, ingratitude, and love of falsehood. It implies that such traits corrode trust and righteousness and make one unfit for honorable conduct.
Vaiśampāyana is describing a particular type of corrupt character in the Udyoga Parva context, where moral scrutiny intensifies before the great war. The verse functions as ethical diagnosis—identifying dispositions that lead to social breakdown and conflict.