Shloka 83
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
सहस्रिणो5पि जीवन्ति जीवन्ति शतिनस्तथा । धृतराष्ट्र विमुज्चेच्छां न कथज्चिन्न जीव्यते
sahasriṇo 'pi jīvanti jīvanti śatino tathā | dhṛtarāṣṭra vimuccechāṃ na kathaṃcin na jīvyate ||
ہزار والے بھی جیتے ہیں اور سو والے بھی اسی طرح جیتے ہیں۔ پس اے دھرتراشٹر! زیادہ کی حرص چھوڑ دو؛ یہ درست نہیں کہ مزید کے بغیر کسی طرح جیا ہی نہیں جا سکتا۔
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura teaches that survival does not depend on ever-increasing wealth; both the relatively rich and the modestly provided live. Therefore one should relinquish excessive desire (lobha/ati-icchā) and choose restraint.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura counsels King Dhṛtarāṣṭra during the tense pre-war deliberations, urging him to curb greed and attachment that cloud judgment and push the Kuru court toward destructive conflict.