Shloka 11
मोक्षोपाय-निर्णयः
Determination of the Means to Liberation
असाधुश्चव पुरुषो लभते शीलमेकदा । साधोश्चवापि हासाधुभ्य: शोभना जायते प्रजा,दुष्ट पुरुष भी कभी साधुसंगसे सुधरकर सुशील बन जाता है तथा बहुत-से दुष्ट पुरुषोंकी संतानें भी अच्छी निकल जाती हैं
asādhuś caiva puruṣo labhate śīlam ekadā | sādhoś caivāpi hy asādhubhyaḥ śobhanā jāyate prajā ||
丢摩蹉那说道：“纵是不义之人，也有一日能得善行；纵出自不义之辈，亦可能诞生可敬可嘉的子嗣。故不当对德行转化绝望，也不可仅凭当下性情或门第血统来断定未来。”
इुमत्सेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Character is not fixed: a wicked person can become virtuous, and goodness can arise even from an unrighteous background. Therefore, one should allow for reform and avoid rigid judgments based only on present behavior or lineage.
Dyumatsena offers a reflective ethical observation within the Shanti Parva’s instruction-oriented discourse, emphasizing the possibility of moral change and the unpredictability of virtue and vice across generations.