Mahabharata 3.33.67 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 67
अध्याय ३३ — कर्म, दैव, हठ, स्वभाव और पुरुषार्थ पर द्रौपदी का उपदेश
Draupadī on Action, Fate, and Human Effort
एवमेव मनुष्येन्द्र धर्म त्यक्त्वाल्पकं नर: । बृहन्तं धर्ममाप्रोति स बुद्ध इति निश्चितम्
evaṃ eva manuṣyendra dharma tyaktvā alpakaṃ naraḥ | bṛhantaṃ dharmam āpnoti sa buddha iti niścitam ||
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ നരേന്ദ്രാ! അതുപോലെ, ചെറിയ ധർമ്മം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് മഹത്തായ ധർമ്മം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നവൻ നിശ്ചയമായും ബുദ്ധിമാനാണ്.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse teaches ethical discernment: when duties conflict, relinquishing a minor obligation in order to fulfill a greater, more comprehensive dharma is a mark of true wisdom.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king and draws a general moral conclusion from a preceding example: choosing the higher dharma over a lesser one is praised and defined as the conduct of a wise person.
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