Shloka 18
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 148: Vāsudeva’s Report—Mobilization and the Nīti Sequence
Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa
पौरजानपदानां च सम्मतः साधुसत्कृत: | सर्वेषां बालवृद्धानां देवापिहदयंगम:
paurajānāpadānāṁ ca sammataḥ sādhusatkṛtaḥ | sarveṣāṁ bālavṛddhānāṁ devāpi hṛdayaṅgamaḥ ||
قال فايُو: «كان ديفابي مُقدَّرًا عند أهل المدن وأهل الأرياف، مُكرَّمًا لدى أهل الفضيلة. وقد اتخذ له موضعًا في قلوب الجميع—من الأطفال إلى الشيوخ.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True worth is measured by dharmic conduct and character: one who is virtuous and honored by the good becomes dear to society across all ages, regardless of personal hardship.
Vāyu describes Devāpi’s standing among the people, emphasizing that both urban and rural communities respected him and that he was beloved by everyone from children to elders.