Shloka 11
मोक्षोपाय-निर्णयः
Determination of the Means to Liberation
असाधुश्चव पुरुषो लभते शीलमेकदा । साधोश्चवापि हासाधुभ्य: शोभना जायते प्रजा,दुष्ट पुरुष भी कभी साधुसंगसे सुधरकर सुशील बन जाता है तथा बहुत-से दुष्ट पुरुषोंकी संतानें भी अच्छी निकल जाती हैं
asādhuś caiva puruṣo labhate śīlam ekadā | sādhoś caivāpi hy asādhubhyaḥ śobhanā jāyate prajā ||
द्यूमत्सेन उवाच—असाधुरपि पुरुषः कदाचित् शीलं लभते; असाधुभ्यश्चापि शोभना प्रजा जायते। तस्मात् न कस्यचित् परिवर्तनं निराशेत, न च वर्तमानस्वभावेन वंशेन वा भविष्यं निर्णीयेत्।
इुमत्सेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Character is not fixed: a wicked person can become virtuous, and goodness can arise even from an unrighteous background. Therefore, one should allow for reform and avoid rigid judgments based only on present behavior or lineage.
Dyumatsena offers a reflective ethical observation within the Shanti Parva’s instruction-oriented discourse, emphasizing the possibility of moral change and the unpredictability of virtue and vice across generations.