Shloka 51
हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः
Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace
संनियच्छति यो वेगमुत्थितं क्रोधहर्षयो: । स श्रियो भाजनं राजन् यश्चापत्सु न मुह्ृति
saṁniyacchati yo vegam utthitaṁ krodhaharṣayoḥ | sa śriyo bhājanaṁ rājan yaś cāpatsu na muhyati ||
毗度罗说道：大王啊，能抑制由愤怒与狂喜所激起的冲势，并在灾厄之时不失清明者，唯有此人堪为王者福运与昌盛之器。
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler (and any person) becomes truly worthy of prosperity only by mastering emotional surges—especially anger and excessive elation—and by maintaining steady discernment during adversity.
In the Udyoga Parva, Vidura counsels the king Dhṛtarāṣṭra with practical dharma (nīti): he emphasizes inner governance—control of passions and steadiness in crisis—as the foundation of legitimate royal success.