Shloka 32
Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum
Udyoga-parva 35
मा न: कुले वैरकृत् कश्रिदस्तु राजामात्यो मा परस्वापहारी । मित्रद्रोही नैकतिको$नृती वा पूर्वाशी वा पितृदेवातिथिभ्य:
mā naḥ kule vairakṛt kaścid astu rājāmātyo mā parasvāpahārī | mitradrohī naikātiko 'nṛtī vā pūrvāśī vā pitṛdevātithibhyaḥ ||
维杜罗说：“愿我族中无人挑起仇怨；愿我族中无王或大臣盗取他人财物；愿无人背叛朋友、行欺诈、说虚妄之言；亦愿无人在未先奉食于父母、诸神与宾客之前，便先自食。”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura lays down standards for a righteous lineage and government: do not cultivate enmity, do not steal others’ wealth (especially by rulers), do not betray friends or practice deceit and falsehood, and uphold household dharma by honoring parents, gods, and guests before oneself.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura speaks as a moral counsellor during the tense pre-war negotiations, urging ethical conduct and self-restraint—especially for those in power—so that the Kuru house does not fall through adharma.