Shloka 7
Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris
Udyoga-parva 94
तस्मिन्नेवंविधे राजन् कुले महति तिष्ठति । त्वन्निमित्तं विशेषेण नेह युक्तमसाम्प्रतम्
tasminnevaṃvidhe rājan kule mahati tiṣṭhati | tvannimittaṃ viśeṣeṇa neha yuktam asāmpratam ||
राजन्, तस्मिन् एवंगुणसम्पन्ने महति कुले तिष्ठति, त्वन्निमित्तं विशेषेण नेह युक्तम् असाम्प्रतम् । एतादृशे प्रतिष्ठिते कुलवरे तव कारणेन किमपि अयुक्तम् अकाले वा न भवितुमर्हति।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Personal motives should not become the cause of improper or untimely actions, especially when the honor and stability of a great lineage are at stake; propriety (yukti) and dharma must govern conduct.
Vaishampayana addresses a king, warning that in a renowned and virtuous family, it is unfitting for any wrongdoing or ill-timed act to arise—particularly due to the king’s own agency or interests.