Shloka 14
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
कच्चिदेतैर्महादोषैर्न स्पृष्टोडसि नराधिप । कच्चिच्च परवित्तेषु गृध्यन् न परितप्यसे,नरेन्द्र! कहीं आपका भी इन महान् दोषोंसे सम्पर्क तो नहीं हो गया है? कहीं पराये धनके लोभसे तो आप वष्ट नहीं पा रहे हैं?
kaccid etair mahādoṣair na spṛṣṭo 'si narādhipa | kaccic ca paravitteṣu gṛdhyan na paritapyase narendra ||
วิทุระทูลถามว่า “ข้าแต่นราธิป ท่านมิได้ถูกมลทินอันใหญ่หลวงเหล่านี้แตะต้องใช่หรือไม่? และท่านมิได้เร่าร้อนด้วยความโลภในทรัพย์ของผู้อื่นใช่หรือไม่?”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must remain untainted by major vices, especially coveting others’ wealth; greed not only violates dharma but also produces inner torment and political ruin.
In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva, he questions the king’s moral condition, urging introspection: has the king been touched by grave faults, and is he suffering from the craving for others’ property—an indirect warning about the Kaurava course of action.