Shloka 6
न वैराण्यभिजानन्ति गुणान् पश्यन्ति नागुणान् । विरोधं नाधिगच्छन्ति ये त उत्तमपूरुषा:,जो पुरुष वैरको याद नहीं रखते, गुणोंको ही देखते हैं, अवगुणोंको नहीं तथा किसीसे विरोध नहीं रखते, वे ही उत्तम पुरुष कहे गये हैं। साधु पुरुष दूसरोंके सत्कर्मों (उपकारादि)- को ही याद रखते हैं, उनके किये हुए वैरको नहीं। वे दूसरोंकी भलाई तो करते हैं; परंतु उनसे बदला लेनेकी भावना नहीं रखते
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | na vairāṇy abhijānanti guṇān paśyanti nāguṇān | virodhaṁ nādhigacchanti ye te uttama-pūruṣāḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Os melhores dos homens não fazem conta das inimizades. Eles veem as virtudes, não os defeitos. Não entram em hostilidade; os que vivem assim são verdadeiramente chamados ‘homens excelentes’.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Nobility is shown by refusing to nurture grudges: a truly excellent person remembers others’ virtues and benefactions, overlooks their faults, and does not escalate relationships into hostility or revenge.
In the Sabha Parva context, Yudhiṣṭhira is articulating a standard of righteous conduct (dharma) for how the good should respond to injury or provocation—by restraint, forgiveness, and a focus on others’ merits rather than their offenses.