Shloka 30
Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt
यत्र मन्येत भूयिष्ठं प्रावषीव तृणोपलम् । अन्नं पान॑ ब्राह्मणस्य तज्जीवेन्नानुसंज्वरेत्
yatra manyeta bhūyiṣṭhaṁ prāvaṣīva tṛṇopalām | annaṁ pānaṁ brāhmaṇasya taj jīven nānusaṁjvaret ||
য’ত বৰ্ষাঋতুত তৃণ-উদ্ভিদৰ দৰে ব্ৰাহ্মণৰ উপযুক্ত অন্ন-পানৰ প্ৰাচুৰ্য দেখা যায়, তাতেই বাস কৰি জীৱন ধাৰণ কৰা উচিত; আৰু ভোক-পিয়াহত নিজকে কষ্ট নিদিব।
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Choose a place and mode of living that naturally supports dharmic conduct—where basic, appropriate sustenance is available—so that one can live steadily without needless self-torment from hunger and thirst.
Sanatsujāta is instructing (in a didactic discourse within Udyoga Parva) on proper conduct and practical ethics, using the monsoon’s abundance as an analogy for selecting a supportive environment for a Brahmin’s simple maintenance of life.