Shloka 40
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
न च रात्रौ सुखं शेते ससर्प इव वेश्मनि । यः कोपयति निर्दोषं सदोषो5भ्यन्तरं जनम्
na ca rātrau sukhaṃ śete sa-sarpa iva veśmani | yaḥ kopayati nirdoṣaṃ sa-doṣo 'bhyantaraṃ janam ||
ଯେ ନିଜେ ଦୋଷୀ ହୋଇ ସୁଦ୍ଧା ନିଜ ଘରର ନିର୍ଦୋଷ ଆତ୍ମୀୟକୁ କ୍ରୋଧିତ କରେ, ସେ ସର୍ପ ଥିବା ଘରରେ ରହୁଥିବା ମଣିଷ ପରି ରାତିରେ ସୁଖେ ଶୋଇପାରେନାହିଁ।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
One who is himself guilty but directs anger toward an innocent close person creates inner fear and moral unrest; such wrongdoing destroys peace of mind, just as the presence of a snake makes a house unsafe for restful sleep.
In Vidura’s counsel (Vidura-nīti) during the Udyoga Parva, he warns against unjust anger and mistreatment within one’s own circle, using a vivid simile to show how ethical failure immediately rebounds as anxiety and sleeplessness.