Shloka 93
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
अष्टौ पूर्वनिमित्तानि नरस्य विनशिष्यत: । ब्राह्मणान् प्रथम द्वेष्टि ब्राह्मणैश्व विरुध्यते
aṣṭau pūrvanimittāni narasya vinaśiṣyataḥ | brāhmaṇān prathamaṃ dveṣṭi brāhmaṇaiś ca virudhyate ||
ವಿನಾಶದ ದಾರಿಗೆ ಹೋಗುವ ಮನುಷ್ಯನಲ್ಲಿ ಎಂಟು ಪೂರ್ವಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು ಕಾಣುತ್ತವೆ—ಮೊದಲು ಅವನು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರನ್ನು ದ್ವೇಷಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ; ನಂತರ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿರೋಧಕ್ಕೆ ಇಳಿಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The earliest warning sign of impending ruin is hatred and opposition toward brāhmaṇas—symbolizing rejection of moral counsel, learning, and restraint. Such hostility marks the beginning of a broader collapse of dharma that leads to self-destruction.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers ethical counsel (nīti) during the tense pre-war negotiations. Here he lists foretokens of a person’s downfall, beginning with animosity toward brāhmaṇas, as a cautionary diagnosis of moral decay.