Just like good qualities are desired in anything, bad qualities (अवगुणाः) are undesired and have to be given up. Viduraniti mentions seven important avagunas which a student should not develop.
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Just like good qualities are desired in anything, bad qualities (अवगुणाः) are undesired and have to be given up. Vidura mentions seven important avagunas which a student should not have.<blockquote>आलस्यं मदमोहौ चापलं गोष्टिरेव च। स्तब्धता चाभिमानित्वं तथा त्यागित्वमेव च। एते वै सप्त दोषाः स्युः सदा विद्यार्थिनां मताः ॥</blockquote>A vidyarthi should stay away from seven undesired qualities namely,
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आलस्यं मदमोहौ चापलं गोष्टिरेव च। स्तब्धता चाभिमानित्वं तथा त्यागित्वमेव च। एते वै सप्त दोषाः स्युः सदा विद्यार्थिनां मताः ॥
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* '''आलसत्वम् - laziness'''
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* '''मदमोहौ - intoxication of pride and delusion'''
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A vidyarthi should stay away from seven undesired qualities namely,