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उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
आक्रोशपरिवादाभ्यां विहिंसन्त्यबुधा बुधान् । वक्ता पापमुपादत्ते क्षममाणो विमुच्यते
ākrośaparivādābhyāṃ vihiṃsanty abudhā budhān | vaktā pāpam upādatte kṣamamāṇo vimucyate ||
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विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Abuse and slander harm others, but they primarily burden the abuser with sin; the person who forgives and remains patient becomes free from that sin. The verse elevates kṣamā (forbearance) and disciplined speech as essential to dharma.
In Vidura’s counsel (Vidura-nīti) during the Udyoga Parva, he instructs on righteous conduct amid rising conflict, emphasizing moral restraint—especially in speech—when tensions and accusations are escalating.