Shloka 39
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
असंविभागी दुष्टात्मा कृतघ्नो निरपत्रप: । तादृड्नराधिपो लोके वर्जनीयो नराधिप
asaṁvibhāgī duṣṭātmā kṛtaghno nirapatrapaḥ | tādṛṅ narādhipo loke varjanīyo narādhipa ||
যে রাজা আশ্রিতদের মধ্যে ধন ন্যায়সঙ্গতভাবে বণ্টন করে না, যে অন্তরে দুষ্ট, উপকারভোলা ও নির্লজ্জ—এমন নরাধিপকে এই লোকেই পরিত্যাগ করা উচিত।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s legitimacy rests on dharma: fair distribution to dependents, gratitude toward helpers, and moral shame. When these are absent, society is justified in rejecting such a ruler.
In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva, he lays down ethical standards for rulership, warning that a corrupt, ungrateful, and shameless king who fails to share resources properly should be abandoned.