Shloka 62
Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances
मूर्खाणां पण्डिता द्वेष्या दरिद्राणां महाधना: । अधार्मिकाणां धर्मिष्ठा विरूपाणां सुरूपिण:
mūrkhāṇāṃ paṇḍitā dveṣyā daridrāṇāṃ mahādhanāḥ | adhārmikāṇāṃ dharmiṣṭhā virūpāṇāṃ surūpiṇaḥ ||
毗湿摩开示：怨憎往往并非出自伤害，而是出自对照与差距——愚者会憎恨智者，贫者会怨恨巨富者，不义者会厌恶笃行正法者，丑者会嫉妒美者。此偈揭露一种道德软弱：对卓越的嫉妒与排斥；并暗示人应当防护自身心中的敌意，也要洞察社会中的此类仇怨，而不为之动摇、偏离达摩。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that envy-driven hatred commonly targets those who embody what one lacks—wisdom, wealth, righteousness, or beauty. It warns that such aversion is a moral failing and encourages steadiness in dharma rather than resentment toward excellence.
In the Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and right conduct after the war. Here he offers an observation about human tendencies—how certain groups habitually resent their opposites—to help the king understand social behavior and ethical pitfalls.