Shloka 11
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Brahmacarya and the Formless Brahman
Udyoga Parva 44
ईर्ष्या, हर्ष, बहुत बकवाद, विवेकशून्यता तथा गुणोंमें दोष देखनेका स्वभाव। इसलिये विद्वान् पुरुषको मदके वशीभूत नहीं होना चाहिये; क्योंकि सत्पुरुषोंने इस मदको सदा ही निन्दित बताया है
īrṣyā harṣaḥ bahu-bakavādaḥ viveka-śūnyatā tathā guṇeṣu doṣa-darśana-svabhāvaḥ; tasmād vidvān puruṣo mada-vaśībhūto na bhavet, yataḥ sat-puruṣaiḥ sa mado nityaṃ ninditaḥ proktaḥ.
ମଦରୁ ଈର୍ଷ୍ୟା, ଅତିହର୍ଷ, ଅତ୍ୟଧିକ ଅର୍ଥହୀନ କଥା, ବିବେକନାଶ ଓ ଗୁଣରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦୋଷ ଦେଖିବାର ସ୍ୱଭାବ ଜନ୍ମେ। ତେଣୁ ବିଦ୍ୱାନ ପୁରୁଷ ମଦର ବଶରେ ପଡ଼ିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ; କାରଣ ସତ୍ପୁରୁଷମାନେ ଏହି ମଦକୁ ସଦା ନିନ୍ଦିତ ବୋଲି କହିଛନ୍ତି।
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pride (mada) is a moral intoxication that corrupts character—producing envy, empty talk, loss of discernment, and habitual fault-finding—so the wise should avoid being dominated by it, as the virtuous consistently condemn it.
In the Sanatsujātīya discourse within Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs on ethical and spiritual discipline; here he warns against the degrading effects of pride and urges the conduct of a discerning, self-controlled person.