Shloka 44
Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum
Udyoga-parva 35
धन हो या न हो, मित्रोंसे कुछ भी न माँगते हुए उनका सत्कार तो करे ही। मित्रोंके सार-असारकी परीक्षा न करे ।।
santāpād bhraśyate rūpaṃ santāpād bhraśyate balam | santāpād bhraśyate jñānaṃ santāpād vyādhim ṛcchati ||
毗度罗教诲：无论有财无财，都当不求于友而敬待朋友，不可试探衡量朋友之“真”与“虚”。因为忧恼与内心煎熬会渐渐侵蚀人身：由忧恼，容色与仪度衰败；由忧恼，气力消减；由忧恼，智慧昏暗；由忧恼，终至染病。
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura warns that sustained grief (santāpa) is not merely an emotion but a destructive force: it diminishes one’s appearance and composure, weakens bodily strength, clouds judgment, and can culminate in illness. Therefore one should master sorrow rather than be mastered by it.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers moral counsel (nīti) amid the tense pre-war negotiations and family crisis. This verse is part of his instruction emphasizing inner steadiness and practical wisdom, showing how emotional turmoil undermines the ability to act dharmically.