Shloka 28
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
नेदृशं बन्धुमासाद्य बान्धव: सुखमेधते । जिस दुर्बल मनुष्यका शत्रुपक्षेके लोग अभिनन्दन करते हों
nedṛśaṃ bandhum āsādya bāndhavaḥ sukham edhate |
إذا نال المرء قريبًا على هذه الشاكلة، فإن ذويه لا يزدهرون حقًّا في السعادة. رجلٌ ضعيفٌ يصفّق له حتى حزبُ العدو، محتقرٌ عند الجميع، دنيءُ المقعد والكساء، يندهش ويرضى بأصغر ربح، يعيش من كل وجهٍ وضيعًا حقيرًا ضيّقَ النفس—فقريبٌ كهذا يكون سببَ خزيٍ وكربٍ لا سندًا؛ لذلك لا يفلح أهله به.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A family’s welfare depends not merely on having relatives, but on their character and conduct. An unworthy, servile, and contemptible kinsman—content with paltry gains and lacking dignity—brings no real support or happiness to his own people.
Vāyudeva is describing, in admonitory terms, the kind of person whose presence as a ‘relative’ becomes a liability. The verse functions as a moral characterization within the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-filled setting, where virtues and failings are weighed before decisive action.