Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
दश धर्म न जानन्ति धृतराष्ट्र निबोध तान् । मत्त: प्रमत्त उन्मत्तः श्रान्तः क्रुद्धों बुभुक्षित:,महाराज धृतराष्ट्र! दस प्रकारके लोग धर्मके तत्त्वको नहीं जानते, उनके नाम सुनो। नशेमें मतवाला, असावधान, पागल, थका हुआ, क्रोधी, भूखा, जल्दबाज, लोभी, भयभीत और कामी-ये दस हैं। अतः इन सब लोगोंमें विद्वान् पुरुष आसक्त न होवे
daśa dharmaṁ na jānanti dhṛtarāṣṭra nibodha tān | mattaḥ pramatta unmattāḥ śrāntaḥ kruddho bubhukṣitaḥ |
毗度罗说道:“噢,持国啊,当明白此事:有十类人不知达摩之真义。听其名——醉者,疏忽者,狂乱者,疲惫者,暴怒者,以及为饥饿所逼迫者……”
विदुर उवाच
Dharma requires clear discernment; overpowering conditions like intoxication, heedlessness, madness, fatigue, anger, and hunger distort judgment, so one should not trust such states (in oneself or others) when making moral or political decisions.
In the Udyoga Parva, Vidura counsels King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, warning him about factors that ruin right judgment. This verse begins a list of ten dispositions that make a person unfit to understand or uphold dharma.