Shloka 10
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
धर्मार्थगुणयुक्तेन नेतरेण कथंचन । दैवमानुषयुक्तेन सद्धिराचरितेन च
dharmārthaguṇayuktena netareṇa kathaṃcana | daivamānuṣayuktena saddhir ācaritena ca ||
Sa pag-uugaling nakaugat sa dharma, nakatuon sa matuwid na kasaganaan, at puspos ng mabubuting katangian—pag-uugaling kapaki-pakinabang sa daigdig ng mga deva at sa daigdig ng tao, at isinasabuhay ng mga banal—doon lamang ikaw maaaring maging mahal sa akin. Sa kabaligtaran, sa mga gawang di-karapat-dapat, hindi ka kailanman magiging mahal sa akin sa anumang paraan.
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Affection and approval should be earned only through righteous, beneficial, and virtuous conduct—validated by the practice of good people—never through contrary, unethical actions.
A son addresses another person with a moral criterion for being ‘dear’: not lineage or persuasion, but adherence to dharma, artha in its rightful sense, and good qualities—conduct fit for both worldly life and higher (divine) standards.