Shloka 19
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 148: Vāsudeva’s Report—Mobilization and the Nīti Sequence
Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa
वदान्य: सत्यसंधश्च सर्वभूतहिते रत: । वर्तमान: पितु: शास्त्रे ब्राह्मणानां तथैव च,*वे उदार, सत्यप्रतिज्ञ और समस्त प्राणियोंके हितमें तत्पर रहनेवाले थे। पिता तथा ब्राह्मणोंके आदेशके अनुसार चलते थे
vadānyaḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca sarvabhūtahite rataḥ | vartamānaḥ pituḥ śāstre brāhmaṇānāṃ tathaiva ca ||
قال فايُو: «كان سخيًّا، ثابتَ العهد بالصدق، مُنصرفًا إلى خير جميع الكائنات. وكان يعيش وفق وصية أبيه، وكذلك مطيعًا لسنن البراهمة وأحكامهم.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal: generosity joined with unwavering truthfulness, universal benevolence, and disciplined obedience to legitimate authority—especially one’s father and the dharmic guidance of learned Brāhmaṇas.
Vāyu is describing a person’s character by listing virtues and conduct: he is portrayed as charitable, faithful to truth and promises, committed to the good of all beings, and living according to the instructions of his father and the prescriptions upheld by Brāhmaṇas.