Shloka 118
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
मितं भुड्क्ते संविभज्यश्रितेभ्यो मितं स्वपित्यमितं कर्म कृत्वा । ददात्यमित्रेष्वपि याचित: सं- स्तमात्मवन्तं प्रजहत्यनर्था:
mitaṁ bhuṅkte saṁvibhajya āśritebhyo mitaṁ svapiti amitaṁ karma kṛtvā | dadāti amitreṣv api yācitaḥ saṁstam ātmavantaṁ prajahati anarthāḥ ||
قال فيدورا: من يأكل باعتدال بعد أن يقاسم أولاً من يعتمدون عليه، ومن ينام باعتدال ومع ذلك يبذل جهداً عظيماً في العمل الحق، ومن يعطي حتى لأعدائه إذا سُئل—فذلك الرجل المالك لنفسه الراسخ لا تدركه المصائب.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moderation in personal life (food and sleep), diligence in duty, and generosity without hatred—even toward enemies—create inner steadiness; such self-mastery prevents calamities from overpowering a person.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers ethical counsel (nīti) during the tense pre-war negotiations, describing the qualities of a disciplined and magnanimous person whose conduct keeps misfortune at bay.