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 ||
Tinanong ni Vidura: “O pinuno ng mga tao, hindi ba kayo nadungisan ng mga mabibigat na kasalanang iyon? At hindi ba kayo sinusunog ng dalamhating dulot ng pagnanasa sa yaman ng iba?”
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.