Shloka 16
अध्याय ६४ — सभामध्ये क्रोध-निवारणम्
Restraint of wrath in the royal assembly
लभ्यते खलु पापीयान् नरो नु प्रियवागिह । अप्रियस्य हि पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभ:
labhyate khalu pāpīyān naro nu priyavāg iha | apriyasya hi pathyasya vaktā śrotā ca durlabhaḥ ||
ໃນໂລກນີ້ ຄົນບາບໜັກຜູ້ເວົ້າແຕ່ຄໍາທີ່ຖືກໃຈ ຍ່ອມຫາໄດ້ແນ່ນອນ. ແຕ່ຜູ້ກ່າວຄໍາທີ່ເປັນປະໂຫຍດແທ້ ແມ່ນແມ່ນຈະບໍ່ຫວານຫູ, ແລະຜູ້ຟັງຄໍາປະໂຫຍດນັ້ນແມ່ນແມ່ນຈະບໍ່ຫວານຫູ—ທັງສອງຢ່າງນີ້ຫາຍາກ.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical speech is not measured by how pleasant it sounds but by whether it is truly beneficial (pathya). People who flatter are easy to find, but those who can speak hard truths for another’s good—and those mature enough to accept them—are rare.
In the Sabha Parva’s courtly setting, Vidura offers moral counsel, contrasting flattering, pleasing speech with the difficult duty of giving and receiving corrective, welfare-oriented advice—an important standard for rulers and assemblies.