Shloka 13
नीचाश्रयान्मत्सरेण द्वेषिणी गुणिनामपि । तेनासि बहुशो रूक्ष॑ं श्रावित: कुरुसंसदि
sañjaya uvāca |
nīcāśrayān matsareṇa dveṣiṇī guṇinām api |
tenāsi bahuśo rūkṣaṁ śrāvitaḥ kurusaṁsadi ||
Sañjaya disse: “Porque te refugiaste entre os vis, tua mente—movida pela inveja—tornou-se hostil até mesmo aos virtuosos. Por isso, na assembleia dos Kurus, repetidas vezes foste feito ouvir palavras ásperas e cortantes.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links moral decline to bad association: taking shelter among the ignoble breeds envy, which then turns into hostility even toward the virtuous. Ethically, it warns that one’s company and inner jealousy shape one’s speech, reputation, and social consequences.
Sañjaya addresses a listener and explains why that person has repeatedly been subjected to harsh rebukes in the Kuru court: their envy-driven animosity toward the virtuous is portrayed as arising from reliance on low company, leading to public censure in the assembly.