Shloka 42
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
य ईर्षु: परवित्तेषु रूपे वीर्ये कुलान्वये । सुखसौ भाग्यसत्कारे तस्य व्याधिरनन्तक:ः,जो दूसरोंके धन, रूप, पराक्रम, कुलीनता, सुख, सौभाग्य और सम्मानपर डाह करता है, उसका यह रोग असाध्य है
ya īrṣur paravitteṣu rūpe vīrye kulānvaye | sukha-saubhāgya-satkāre tasya vyādhir anantakaḥ ||
Vidura berkata: Sesiapa yang iri hati terhadap harta, rupa, keberanian, keturunan mulia, kebahagiaan, tuah, dan penghormatan yang diterima orang lain—iri hati itu menjadi penyakit dalam dirinya, dan penyakit itu tiada penawarnya. Dalam nasihat Udyoga Parva, Vidura mengingatkan bahawa dengki menghakis watak dan pertimbangan, hingga damai dan kelakuan benar menjadi mustahil.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Envy of others’ prosperity and honor is a destructive inner illness. It does not resolve by external gain; it must be cured by ethical discipline—contentment, humility, and right understanding—otherwise it keeps generating resentment and wrongdoing.
In Udyoga Parva, as the Kurus move toward the great war, Vidura delivers moral and political counsel. Here he diagnoses jealousy as an incurable disease in a person who begrudges others’ wealth, virtues, and social esteem—an attitude that undermines wise counsel and obstructs peace.