Shloka 7
Kṛṣṇasya Karṇam Prati Sāntvavacana
Kṛṣṇa’s Conciliatory Address to Karṇa
मित्रध्रुग् दुष्टभावश्च नास्तिको5थानृजु: शठ: । न सत्सु लभते पूजां यज्ञे मूर्ख इवागत:
mitradhruk duṣṭabhāvaś ca nāstiko 'thānṛjuḥ śaṭhaḥ | na satsu labhate pūjāṁ yajñe mūrkha ivāgataḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“背叛朋友、心怀恶念、否认神圣（不信者）、又狡曲欺诈之人，永不得在贤善之中受敬。正如愚昧的婆罗门闯入祭祀而不获尊崇，恶毒而无信之徒在善人之会中也得不到真正的尊重。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Honor in the company of the virtuous is not obtained by status or mere presence; it depends on character. Betraying friends, cultivating malice, rejecting dharma, and practicing crooked deceit make a person unworthy of respect among good people.
In Udyoga Parva, Bhīṣma offers counsel on conduct and the qualities that lead to esteem or disgrace. Here he uses a ritual simile—an unworthy, foolish attendee at a yajña gains no regard—to stress that the wicked and deceitful similarly receive no honor among the righteous.