Shloka 31
हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः
Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace
अष्टौ गुणा: पुरुषं दीपयन्ति प्रज्ञा च कौल्यं च श्रुतं दमश्न । पराक्रमश्चाबहुभाषिता च दानं यथाशक्ति कृतज्ञता च,ये आठ गुण पुरुषकी शोभा बढ़ाते हैं--बुद्धि, कुलीनता, शास्त्रज्ञान, इन्द्रियनिग्रह, पराक्रम, अधिक न बोलनेका स्वभाव, यथाशक्ति दान और कृतज्ञता
aṣṭau guṇāḥ puruṣaṃ dīpayanti prajñā ca kaulyaṃ ca śrutaṃ damaś ca | parākramaś cābahubhāṣitā ca dānaṃ yathāśakti kṛtajñatā ca ||
বিদুৰে শিকায়—মানুহক দীপ্ত কৰা আঠ গুণ: প্ৰজ্ঞা, কুলীনতা/সদাচাৰ, শাস্ত্ৰশ্ৰৱণজাত জ্ঞান, ইন্দ্ৰিয়-নিগ্ৰহ, পৰাক্ৰম, অল্পভাষিতা, যথাশক্তি দান, আৰু কৃতজ্ঞতা। সমাজত আৰু ধৰ্মপথত এইবোৰেই মানুহৰ সত্য অলংকাৰ।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person’s true brilliance comes from cultivated virtues—wisdom, noble conduct, learning, self-control, courage, restrained speech, appropriate generosity, and gratitude—rather than from power or status alone.
In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war diplomacy, he lists the virtues that should guide leaders and individuals, implicitly critiquing reckless pride and urging dharmic character as the basis of policy and conduct.