Shloka 37
Mantri-Parīkṣā — Testing Ministers, Securing Counsel, and Ethical Criteria for Advisers (अध्याय ८४)
अविद्वानशुचि: स्तब्ध: शत्रुसेवी विकत्थन: । असुदहृत् क्रोधनो लुब्धो न मन्त्र श्रोतुमहति
avidvān aśuciḥ stabdhaḥ śatrusevī vikatthanaḥ | asūdahṛt krodhano lubdho na mantraṃ śrotum arhati ||
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଯେ ମଣିଷ ଅଜ୍ଞ, ଅଶୁଚି, ହଠୀ, ଶତ୍ରୁସେବୀ ଓ ଡିଙ୍ଗ ମାରୁଥାଏ; ଯେ ଦ୍ୱେଷୀ, କ୍ରୋଧୀ ଓ ଲୋଭୀ—ସେ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଣା ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Counsel should be given only to a receptive and ethically disciplined person; ignorance, impurity, arrogance, disloyalty, boastfulness, malice, anger, and greed make one unfit to hear and properly use advice.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and governance; here he lists character-faults that disqualify a person from receiving confidential counsel, emphasizing prudence in advising and choosing recipients of instruction.