Shloka 45
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
असन्तो< भ्यर्थिता: सद्धिः क्वचित्कार्ये कदाचन । मन्यन्ते सन््तमात्मानमसन्तमपि विश्रुतम्,कभी किसी कार्यमें सज्जनोंद्वारा प्रार्थित होनेपर दुष्टलोग अपनेको प्रसिद्ध दुष्ट जानते हुए भी सज्जन मानने लगते हैं
asanto 'bhyarthitāḥ saddhiḥ kvacit kārye kadācana | manyante santam ātmānam asantam api viśrutam ||
毗度罗说：有时，恶人因某事被善人恳求相助，便开始自以为有德——尽管他们其实无德，且恶名远播。此偈警示：正直之人的请求，可能抬高不义者的自我评价，使其误把“被求助”当作“有资格”。
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A request or dependence from virtuous people can be misread by the wicked as moral validation. Therefore, one should be cautious: seeking help from an unworthy person may strengthen their arrogance and self-deception rather than reform them.
In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva, he reflects on human conduct and political-ethical realities. Here he notes how the morally corrupt may start believing themselves respectable when the righteous approach them for some practical need.