Shloka 93
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
कुभार्या च कुपुत्रं च कुराजानं कुसौहृदम् । कुसम्बन्धं कुदेशं च दूरत: परिवर्जयेत्,दुष्टा भार्या, दुष्ट पुत्र, कुटिल राजा, दुष्ट मित्र, दूषित सम्बन्ध और दुष्ट देशको दूरसे ही त्याग देना चाहिये
kubhāryā ca kuputraṃ ca kurājānaṃ kusauhṛdam | kusambandhaṃ kudeśaṃ ca dūrataḥ parivarjayet ||
कुभार्यां च कुपुत्रं च कुराजानं कुसौहृदम्। कुसम्बन्धं कुदेशं च दूरतः परिवर्जयेत्॥
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is protected by wise association: one should deliberately avoid morally corrupt relationships and environments—spouse, child, ruler, friend, social ties, or place—because their influence can undermine character, safety, and righteous living.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Brahmadatta delivers a concise maxim of practical ethics (nīti), listing six sources of harm and advising that they be abandoned from a safe distance.