Shloka 41
Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt
यमप्रयतमानं तु मानयन्ति स मानित: । न मान्यमानो मन्येत न मान्यमभिसंज्वरेत्,जो दूसरोंसे सम्मान पाकर भी अभिमान न करे और सम्माननीय पुरुषको देखकर जले नहीं तथा प्रयत्न न करनेपर भी विद्वानलोग जिसे आदर दें, वही वास्तवमें सम्मानित है
yam aprayatamānaṃ tu mānayanti sa mānitaḥ | na mānyamāno manyeta na mānyam abhisaṃjvaret |
यमप्रयतमानं तु मानयन्ति स मानितः । न मान्यमानो मन्येत न मान्यमभिसंज्वरेत् ॥
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
True honor is unforced and un-sought: the genuinely worthy are respected even without campaigning for respect. When honor comes, one should avoid pride, and when encountering the honorable, one should avoid envy or inner burning.
In Sanatsujāta’s instruction (within Udyoga Parva), he teaches Dhṛtarāṣṭra ethical self-mastery: how a wise person should relate to praise and status—neither becoming arrogant when honored nor resentful toward those who deserve honor.