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उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
रोहते सायकैर्िंद्ध वनं परशुना हतम् । वाचा दुरुक्तं बीभत्सं न संरोहति वाक्क्षतम्,बाणोंसे बिंधा हुआ तथा फरसेसे काटा हुआ वन भी अंकुरित हो जाता है; किंतु कट वचन कहकर वाणीसे किया हुआ भयानक घाव नहीं भरता
rohate sāyakair viddhaṁ vanaṁ paraśunā hatam | vācā duruktaṁ bībhatsaṁ na saṁrohati vāk-kṣatam ||
Vidura disse: «Uma floresta, mesmo trespassada por flechas e abatida por um machado, pode brotar de novo. Mas a terrível ferida infligida por palavras ásperas e mal ditas não cicatriza».
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Physical damage may be repaired over time, but cruelty in speech leaves lasting harm; therefore one should practice restraint and dharmic, truthful, non-wounding speech—especially in tense political and familial disputes.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral counsel amid escalating hostility between the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas. This verse warns that verbal aggression can cause irreparable injury, urging careful speech as conflict moves toward war.