Shloka 18
Adhyāya 164: Gautama as Guest; Kaśyapa’s Satkāra and the Fourfold Arthagati; Journey to Virūpākṣa
विभ्रमाल्लोकबाह्वानां द्वेष्यैर्वाक्यैरसम्मतै: । कुत्सा संजायते राजॉलल्लोकान प्रेक्ष्याभिशाम्यति
vibhramāl lokabāhyānāṃ dveṣyair vākyair asammataiḥ | kutsā saṃjāyate rājann al lokān prekṣyābhiśāmyati ||
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ເມື່ອຜູ້ໃດຖືກທໍາໃຫ້ສັບສົນໂດຍຄໍາເວົ້າອັນເກີດຈາກຄວາມຊັງ ແລະບໍ່ນ່າເຊື່ອຖື ຂອງຄົນຕໍ່າທີ່ຖືກຂັບອອກຈາກສັງຄົມດີ ນິໄສການຈັບຜິດ ແລະການດູຖູກກໍເກີດຂຶ້ນ. ແຕ່ເມື່ອໄດ້ເຫັນຜູ້ສູງສົ່ງ ນິໄສນັ້ນກໍສົງບົບ ແລະຈາງຫາຍໄປ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Malicious and untrustworthy talk from degraded company breeds a habit of censure, but the sight and association of noble people calms that impulse; therefore one should avoid corrupt influences and seek the company of the good.
In Bhishma’s instruction to the king in the Shanti Parva, he explains how a ruler’s mind can be disturbed by hostile, unreliable counsel from unworthy persons, and how exposure to virtuous people restores calm and right judgment.