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Shloka 17

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय २५: संजयदूतवाक्यम्

Sañjaya’s Envoy-Speech on Peace

क्षत्तुर्यदा नान्ववर्तन्त बुद्धि कृच्छूं कुरून्‌ सूत तदाभ्याजगाम । यावत्‌ प्रज्ञामन्ववर्तन्त तस्य तावत्‌ तेषां राष्ट्रवृद्धिर्ब भूव

kṣattur yadā nānvavartanta buddhiṃ kṛcchūṃ kurūn sūta tadābhyājagāma | yāvat prajñām anvavartanta tasya tāvat teṣāṃ rāṣṭravṛddhir babhūva, sūta |

সঞ্জয় বললেন—হে সূত, কৌরবরা যখন ক্ষত্র (বিদুর)-এর প্রজ্ঞা অনুসরণ করা বন্ধ করল, তখনই তাদের উপর দুর্দশা নেমে এল। যতদিন তারা তাঁর বুদ্ধি অনুযায়ী চলত, ততদিন তাদের রাষ্ট্রের সমৃদ্ধি ঘটত; কিন্তু যেই মুহূর্তে তারা তাঁর উপদেশ ত্যাগ করল, সেই মুহূর্ত থেকেই বিপদ তাদের গ্রাস করতে লাগল।

क्षत्तुःof the chamberlain (Vidura)
क्षत्तुः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्तृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्ववर्तन्तthey followed
अन्ववर्तन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु√वृत्
FormImperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
बुद्धिम्counsel, intellect
बुद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
कृच्छ्रम्distress, hardship
कृच्छ्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृच्छ्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुरून्the Kurus
कुरून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सूतO Sūta
सूत:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसूत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
अभ्याजगामcame upon, approached (befell)
अभ्याजगाम:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि√गम्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
यावत्as long as
यावत्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयावत्
प्रज्ञाम्wisdom, counsel
प्रज्ञाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रज्ञा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अन्ववर्तन्तthey followed
अन्ववर्तन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु√वृत्
FormImperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तस्यof him (Vidura)
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
तावत्so long, till then
तावत्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतावत्
तेषाम्of them (the Kurus)
तेषाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
राष्ट्रवृद्धिःincrease of the kingdom
राष्ट्रवृद्धिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराष्ट्रवृद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अबभूवत्was, came to be
अबभूवत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormImperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सूतO Sūta
सूत:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसूत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
S
Sūta
V
Vidura (Kṣattṛ)
K
Kurus (Kauravas/Kuru people)
R
Rāṣṭra (the kingdom)

Educational Q&A

A kingdom thrives when rulers heed wise, dharmic counsel; rejecting sound judgment—especially from a proven advisor like Vidura—invites decline and suffering. Ethical governance is shown as inseparable from practical prosperity.

Sañjaya addresses the Sūta and reflects on the Kurus’ change in conduct: while they followed Vidura’s counsel, their realm prospered; once they stopped listening to him, adversity began to befall them, foreshadowing the coming catastrophe.