Shloka 17
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
न हि ज्ञानविरुद्धेषु बहुदोषेषु कर्मसु । श्रेयोधातिषु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तो भवद्विधा:,“अनेक दोषोंसे युक्त, ज्ञानविरुद्ध एवं कल्याणनाशक कर्मोमें आप-जैसे ज्ञानवान् पुरुष नहीं फँसते हैं
na hi jñānaviruddheṣu bahudoṣeṣu karmasu | śreyodhātiṣu sajjante buddhimanto bhavadvidhāḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“诚然，如你这般智者，不会陷入违背正知、过失丛生、并毁坏真实利益的行为之中。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wisdom is shown by refusing to engage in deeds that contradict sound understanding, carry many moral flaws, and undermine genuine welfare (śreyas).
The narrator-speaker Vaiśampāyana offers a moral assessment, praising the addressee’s discernment by stating that truly intelligent people do not get trapped in harmful, knowledge-opposed actions.