Shloka 46
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
श्रेष्ठो हि पण्डित: शत्रुर्न च मित्रमपण्डित:
śreṣṭho hi paṇḍitaḥ śatrur na ca mitram apaṇḍitaḥ
ພີດສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ສັດຕູທີ່ມີປັນຍາຍັງດີກວ່າ; ຄົນໂງ່ບໍ່ແມ່ນມິດແທ້»। ຄຳກ່າວນີ້ຊີ້ວ່າ ການຕັດສິນທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ ແລະການຮູ້ແຍກແຍະ ໜ້າເຊື່ອຖືກວ່າຄວາມຮັກທີ່ຂາດຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈ; ເພາະຄວາມໂງ່—ແມ່ນແຕ່ສວມຮູບເປັນມິດ—ອາດນຳໄປສູ່ອັນຕະລາຍ ແລະອະທັມມະ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Discernment matters more than labels like ‘friend’ or ‘enemy’: a wise adversary may act predictably and within reason, while a foolish friend can cause unintended damage through poor judgment, leading one away from dharma and well-being.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct and practical ethics after the war. This verse appears as a concise maxim within that counsel, emphasizing the value of wisdom in relationships and decision-making.