Shloka 146
या चैव फलनिर्वत्ति: सौहदे चैव यत् सुखम् । उपर्युक्त दोषोंके अतिरिक्त और भी जो महान् दोष हैं
yā caiva phalanirvṛttiḥ sauhṛde caiva yat sukham |
Vidura diz: “Toda realização que nasce da boa vontade e toda felicidade encontrada na amizade—quando a boa vontade é destruída, o afeto dos homens de mente baixa desaba, e com ele perecem tanto a fruição dos benefícios quanto a alegria que dependem desse vínculo. Por isso, além das faltas já mencionadas, deve-se abandonar aqueles que ainda carregam outros graves defeitos.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Goodwill (sauhṛda) is the basis for both practical benefit (phalanirvṛtti) and genuine happiness (sukha). When goodwill is lost—especially with ignoble people—the relationship’s affection and its fruits collapse; hence one should renounce association with those marked by serious faults.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral-political counsel during the tense pre-war negotiations. Here he continues advising about discerning companionship: relationships lacking true goodwill, particularly with morally defective persons, should be abandoned because they cannot sustain trust, benefit, or peace.