Shloka 54
हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः
Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace
यत् त्वस्य सहजं राजन पितृपैतामहं बलम् । अभिजातबलं नाम तच्चतुर्थ बल॑ स्मृतम्
yat tv asya sahajaṃ rājan pitṛpaitāmahaṃ balam | abhijātabalaṃ nāma tac caturthaṃ balaṃ smṛtam ||
কিন্তু হে ৰাজন! যি বল মানুহৰ সহজাত—পিতা আৰু পিতামহসকলৰ পৰা প্ৰাপ্ত, বংশগত পৰাক্ৰম—সেই বল ‘অভিজাত-বল’ নামে পৰিচিত; তাকেই চতুৰ্থ বল বুলি স্মৃত।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura classifies ‘inborn, ancestral strength’—the power one possesses by birth and lineage—as a distinct category of strength, reminding a ruler to account for inherited advantages and their ethical use in governance and decision-making.
In Vidura’s counsel to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra during the Udyoga Parva, he is analyzing different sources of power/strength relevant to statecraft and impending conflict, here identifying the fourth as the innate, hereditary strength coming from one’s paternal and ancestral line.