Mahabharata — Stree Parva, Shloka 37
Strī Parva, Adhyāya 2 — Vidura’s Consolation on Kāla, Karma, and the Limits of Lamentation (विदुरोपदेशः)
न हि ज्ञानविरुद्धेषु बह्नपायेषु कर्मसु । मूलघातिषु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तो भवद्विधा:
na hi jñānaviruddheṣu bahv-apāyeṣu karmasu | mūlaghātiṣu sajjante buddhimanto bhavad-vidhāḥ ||
உங்களைப் போன்ற அறிவுடையோர், ஞானத்திற்கு விரோதமானதும் பல அபாயங்கள் நிறைந்ததும் அடிப்படையையே தாக்குவதுமான செயல்களில் பற்றுக் கொள்ளார்.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura teaches that a truly wise person avoids clinging to actions that contradict sound understanding and lead to grave, far-reaching harm; wisdom is shown by restraint from fundamentally ruinous deeds.
In Strī Parva’s aftermath of the war, Vidura offers moral counsel, emphasizing that discerning people do not pursue or justify perilous, self-destructive courses of action.
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