Shloka 8
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Duryodhana Saṃvāda on Restraint and Rājānīti
Chapter 50
हितं हि परम मन्ये विदुरो यत् प्रभाषते । क्रियतां पुत्र तत् सर्वमेतन्मन्ये हितं तव
hitaṁ hi paramaṁ manye viduro yat prabhāṣate | kriyatāṁ putra tat sarvam etan manye hitaṁ tava ||
毗舍波耶那说：“毗度罗所言，我皆视为至上之利。因此，吾子啊，他所说的一切都当付诸实行。在我看来，唯有此事才真正有益于你。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates wise counsel—especially Vidura’s dharmic advice—as the highest welfare (hita). It urges prompt implementation of ethically sound guidance rather than ignoring it for pride, anger, or expediency.
Within the Sabha Parva’s courtly setting, Vaiśampāyana reports a statement in which a senior voice affirms Vidura’s counsel as supremely beneficial and instructs a ‘son’ (a younger authority figure) to put that advice into practice for his own good.