Shloka 44
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
प्रयोजनेषु ये सक्ता न विशेषेषु भारत । तानहं पण्डितान् मन्ये विशेषा हि प्रसज्धिन:
prayojaneṣu ye saktā na viśeṣeṣu bhārata | tān ahaṃ paṇḍitān manye viśeṣā hi prasaṅginaḥ ||
Vidura berkata: “Wahai Bhārata, aku menganggap benar-benar bijaksana mereka yang menumpukan diri hanya pada apa yang perlu dan tidak mencampuri hal yang berlebihan. Kerana yang berlebih-lebihan—melampaui apa yang dituntut oleh keadaan—pasti menjadi sebab keterjeratan dan pertikaian.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wisdom lies in measured action: engage only in what is truly necessary (prayojana) and avoid overreach (viśeṣa), because unnecessary additions create entanglement, friction, and conflict.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral and political counsel to the Kuru king (addressed as Bhārata, commonly understood as Dhṛtarāṣṭra), warning that needless interference and excess ambition breed disputes—an admonition especially relevant as tensions move toward war.