Shloka 68
Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum
Udyoga-parva 35
अव्याधिजं कटुकं शीर्षरोगि पापानुबन्धं परुषं तीक्षणमुष्णम् । सतां पेयं यन्न पिबन्त्यसन्तो मन्युं महाराज पिब प्रशाम्य
avyādhijaṁ kaṭukaṁ śīrṣarogi pāpānubandhaṁ paruṣaṁ tīkṣṇam uṣṇam | satāṁ peyaṁ yan na pibanty asanto manyuṁ mahārāja piba praśāmya ||
毗度罗说道：“大王，请将那怒火饮下并吞入腹中——它虽非由身病而起，却苦涩、致头痛、与罪相系，粗暴、尖利而灼热。此乃善者可饮之酌，恶人不能饮。将它收摄于内，令心平息。”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Anger is inherently bitter and harmful, leading to sinful consequences; the virtuous ‘drink’ it by absorbing and restraining it within themselves rather than letting it spill out as harsh speech or action. True nobility is shown by pacifying wrath and returning to calm judgment.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura counsels the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) amid escalating conflict. He urges the king to restrain his wrath and regain composure, using the striking metaphor of anger as a burning, bitter potion that only the good can swallow.