Shloka 17
न हि ज्ञानविरुद्धेषु बहुदोषेषु कर्मसु । श्रेयोधातिषु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तो भवद्विधा:,“अनेक दोषोंसे युक्त, ज्ञानविरुद्ध एवं कल्याणनाशक कर्मोमें आप-जैसे ज्ञानवान् पुरुष नहीं फँसते हैं
na hi jñānaviruddheṣu bahudoṣeṣu karmasu | śreyodhātiṣu sajjante buddhimanto bhavadvidhāḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Tunay, ang mga marunong na gaya mo ay hindi nasasangkot sa mga gawaing salungat sa wastong pagkaunawa, hitik sa maraming kapintasan, at sumisira sa tunay na kabutihan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wisdom is shown by refusing to engage in deeds that contradict sound understanding, carry many moral flaws, and undermine genuine welfare (śreyas).
The narrator-speaker Vaiśampāyana offers a moral assessment, praising the addressee’s discernment by stating that truly intelligent people do not get trapped in harmful, knowledge-opposed actions.