Mahabharata · Vidura Niti
Mahabharata 5.37.14 meaning
sulabhah purusha rajan satatam priyavadinah
apriyasya tu pathyasya vakta shrota cha durlabhah
सुलभाः पुरुषा राजन्सततं प्रियवादिनः।
अप्रियस्य तु पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः॥
People who always say pleasant things are easy to find, O king. But someone who speaks unpleasant yet helpful truths — and someone willing to hear them — is rare.
What it means
Flatterers are everywhere. Treasure the rare person who tells you hard truths for your own good — and work on being someone who can actually listen to them.हिंदी में अर्थ
हे राजन, हमेशा मीठा बोलने वाले लोग आसानी से मिल जाते हैं, पर कड़वी किंतु हितकारी बात कहने वाला और उसे सुनने वाला — दोनों ही दुर्लभ हैं।
चापलूस हर जगह मिलते हैं। उस दुर्लभ इंसान को सँभालकर रखिए जो आपकी भलाई के लिए कड़वा सच कहे — और उसे सुनना भी सीखिए।
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