Shloka 37
हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः
Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace
संक्लिष्टकर्माणमतिप्रमादं नित्यानृतं चादृढभक्तिकं च । विसृष्टरागं पटुमानिनं चा- प्येतानू न सेवेत नराधमान् षट्
saṅkliṣṭa-karmāṇam ati-pramādaṃ nityānṛtaṃ cādṛḍha-bhaktikaṃ ca | visṛṣṭa-rāgaṃ paṭu-māninaṃ cāpy etān na seveta narādhamān ṣaṭ ||
毗度罗言：不可亲近，亦不可事奉六种下劣之人——其行必致苦恼者，极度放逸怠惰者，恒常妄语者，忠信不坚者，情义淡薄者，自矜聪黠者。事之唯招苦患，令德行日损。
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Choose association carefully: do not serve or rely on people whose habits—harmful action, negligence, lying, fickle loyalty, lack of affection, and arrogant cleverness—predict suffering and ethical harm.
In Vidura’s counsel (Vidura-hitavākya) within the Udyoga Parva, he instructs on practical dharma by listing character-types unfit for service or close association, emphasizing discernment in relationships during a tense political crisis.