Shloka 46
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
दम्भाभिमानतीक्ष्णानि न कुर्वोत विचक्षणः ।
मूर्खोन्मत्तव्यसनिनो विरूपान्मायिनस्तथा ॥
dambhābhimāna-tīkṣṇāni na kurvota vicakṣaṇaḥ |
mūrkhonmatta-vyasanino virūpān māyinas tathā ||
विवेकी पुरुषाने कपट, गर्व व क्रौर्याने वागू नये—विशेषतः मूर्ख, उन्मत्त, आसक्त, विकृत तसेच धूर्त लोकांप्रती।
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FAQs
Wisdom is measured by gentleness and honesty: the vulnerable (foolish, afflicted, addicted, deformed) should not be met with cruelty or ego, and even the deceitful should be handled without hypocritical pride.
Ācāra-dharma; not pañcalakṣaṇa narrative.
The list mirrors inner tendencies: hypocrisy, pride, and harshness are ‘inner deformities.’ The verse urges the sādhaka to respond to outer disorder without awakening the same disorder within.