Shloka 8
Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel
अशिष्टवदमर्याद: पापै: सह दुरात्मवान् | सभाया निर्गतो मूढो व्यतिक्रम्य सुहृद्गबच:
aśiṣṭavadamaryādaḥ pāpaiḥ saha durātmavān | sabhāyā nirgoto mūḍho vyatikramya suhṛdāṃ vacaḥ ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra nói: “Kẻ ấy mê muội và tà ác—lời lẽ thô lỗ, vượt mọi khuôn phép—đã cùng bọn đồng lõa tội lỗi rời khỏi hội đường, gạt bỏ lời khuyên của những bằng hữu thiện tâm.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disregarding the advice of well-wishing friends and violating decorum (maryādā) is portrayed as a mark of delusion and moral decline; bad company and rude speech accelerate a fall into adharma.
In the tense court setting of the Udyoga Parva, Dhṛtarāṣṭra describes a key figure storming out of the assembly with sinful associates, rejecting the restraining counsel of friends—signaling escalation toward conflict.