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Shloka 56

Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38

मड़लालम्भनं योग: श्रुतमुत्थानमार्जवम्‌ | भूतिमेतानि कुर्वन्ति सतां चाभीक्षणदर्शनम्‌,मांगलिक पदार्थोका स्पर्श, चित्तवृत्तियोंका निरोध, शास्त्रका अभ्यास, उद्योगशीलता, सरलता और सत्पुरुषों-का बारंबार दर्शन--से सब कल्याणकारी हैं

maṅgalālambhanaṃ yogaḥ śrutam utthānam ārjavam | bhūtim etāni kurvanti satāṃ cābhīkṣṇadarśanam ||

قال فيدورا: «الاعتصام بالمؤثرات المباركة، وضبط النفس، ودرس التعاليم المقدسة، وبذل الجهد بنشاط، والاستقامة—هذه تجلب الازدهار؛ وكذلك كثرة مخالطة الأخيار ودوام لقائهم ورؤيتهم.»

मङ्गलालम्भनम्auspicious support/means (touching auspicious things)
मङ्गलालम्भनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमङ्गलालम्बन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
योगःyoga; restraint/discipline
योगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रुतम्learning; what is heard (scriptural study)
श्रुतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
उत्थानम्energy; exertion; enterprise
उत्थानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउत्थान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आर्जवम्straightforwardness; honesty
आर्जवम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआर्जव
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भूतिम्prosperity; welfare
भूतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
एतानिthese (things)
एतानि:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
कुर्वन्तिmake; bring about
कुर्वन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
सताम्of the good/virtuous
सताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अभीक्षणदर्शनम्frequent seeing/meeting (of the good)
अभीक्षणदर्शनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअभीक्षणदर्शन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

विदुर उवाच

V
Vidura
S
sat (the virtuous/good people)

Educational Q&A

Prosperity and well-being arise from a cluster of ethical disciplines: cultivating auspicious supports, practicing self-control (yoga), learning from sacred instruction (śruta), applying energetic effort (utthāna), maintaining honesty and simplicity (ārjava), and repeatedly associating with virtuous people (satām abhīkṣṇadarśanam).

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers counsel on right conduct and statecraft during the tense pre-war negotiations. Here he lists practical virtues and habits that generate welfare and stability, emphasizing that frequent contact with good people strengthens one’s character and fortune.