Shloka 29
हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः
Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace
न निल्नवं मन्त्रगतस्य गच्छेत् संसृष्टमन्त्रस्य कुसड्भतस्य । नचब्रूयान्नाश्वसिमि त्वयीति सकारणं व्यपदेशं तु कुर्यात्
na nilnavaṁ mantragatasya gacchet saṁsṛṣṭamantrasya kusaṅgatasya | na ca brūyān nāśvasimi tvayīti sakāraṇaṁ vyapadeśaṁ tu kuryāt ||
毗度罗劝诫：当国王在众人环绕的议事会中权衡谋议之时——尤其当他纠缠于秘议、又受恶友左右——不可当众公然驳斥。也不可直言“我不信你”。应当以合情合理、措辞周全的托辞退身离席，以保全自身安危与体面，并为日后再进正言留存余地。
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a ruler is surrounded by many and swayed by corrupt advisers, direct confrontation or blunt distrust is unsafe and ineffective; one should disengage tactfully using a reasonable pretext, preserving one’s security and the chance to counsel rightly later.
Vidura is giving practical guidance on conduct at court: in a public council where the king’s deliberations are compromised by bad associates, a wise person should avoid open contradiction and instead withdraw diplomatically.