उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
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ວິດຸຣະກ່າວວ່າ: ຊາຍຄວນປອດຈາກຄວາມອິດສາ, ປົກປ້ອງເມຍແລະເຮືອນເຮືອນ, ແບ່ງປັນຊັບສິນຢ່າງຍຸດຕິທຳ, ແລະເວົ້າຈາໄພເພາະ. ຄວນສຸພາບ ແລະເວົ້າຈາອ່ອນໂຍນຕໍ່ແມ່ຍິງ, ແຕ່ບໍ່ຄວນຕົກຢູ່ໃນອຳນາດຂອງນາງ. ຄຳສອນນີ້ເຫັນວ່າການຄອບຄົວແມ່ນພື້ນທີ່ແຫ່ງທຳມະ: ເມດຕາແລະເຄົາລົບ ໂດຍບໍ່ສູນເສຍອິດສະລະທາງຈິດທຳ.
विदुर उवाच
Cultivate jealousy-free character, protect the household, distribute resources fairly, and speak gently—especially toward women—while maintaining self-mastery and not becoming morally or practically subservient.
In Vidura’s counsel (Vidura-nīti) within the Udyoga Parva, he lays down ethical standards for a man’s conduct in domestic and social life, emphasizing balanced respect, fairness, and self-control.