Shloka 27
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana
Keśava-vākya aftermath
“जो मनुष्य सत्पुरुषोंकी सम्मतिका उल्लंघन करके दुष्टोंक मतके अनुसार चलता है, उसके सुहृद् उसे शीघ्र ही विपत्तिमें पड़ा देख शोकके भागी होते हैं ।।
mukhyān amātyān utsṛjya yonihīnān niṣevate | sa ghorām āpadaṁ prāpya nottāram adhigacchati ||
毗舍波耶那说：违背善人所共许之议而随从恶人之见者，其亲善之友见他迅速陷入祸患，便同受忧悲。又有那人舍弃自己的首席大臣，转而亲近卑劣不肖之徒，必堕入可怖的大难之中，终不得脱身之路。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler (or any person) should heed the counsel approved by the virtuous and rely on competent, principal advisers; abandoning them to follow base or wicked influences leads to severe disaster with no clear path to recovery.
In the Udyoga Parva’s deliberative context, Vaiśaṃpāyana states a general maxim on governance and conduct: rejecting trusted ministers and aligning with unworthy associates brings imminent calamity, causing even one’s friends to grieve.