उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
असंविभागी दुष्टात्मा कृतघ्नो निरपत्रप: । तादृड्नराधिपो लोके वर्जनीयो नराधिप
asaṁvibhāgī duṣṭātmā kṛtaghno nirapatrapaḥ | tādṛṅ narādhipo loke varjanīyo narādhipa ||
ວິດູຣະກ່າວວ່າ ຜູ້ປົກຄອງຜູ້ບໍ່ແບ່ງປັນຊັບສິນຢ່າງຍຸດຕິທຳໃຫ້ແກ່ຜູ້ພຶ່ງພາ—ຜູ້ມີໃຈຊົ່ວ ອົບອຸ່ນດ້ວຍຄວາມອະກະຕັນຍູ ແລະບໍ່ຮູ້ອາຍ—ຄວນຖືກປະຊາຊົນປະຖິ້ມໃນໂລກນີ້. ກະສັດແບບນັ້ນ ແມ່ນແມ່ນຖືກເອີ້ນວ່າ «ເຈົ້າແຫ່ງມະນຸດ» ແຕ່ກໍເສຍສິດທິທາງທຳມະໃນການໃຫ້ຜູ້ຄົນຕິດຕາມ.
विदुर उवाच
A king’s legitimacy rests on dharma: fair distribution to dependents, gratitude toward helpers, and moral shame. When these are absent, society is justified in rejecting such a ruler.
In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva, he lays down ethical standards for rulership, warning that a corrupt, ungrateful, and shameless king who fails to share resources properly should be abandoned.