Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 62 — Duryodhana’s Claim of Victory and Vidura’s Allegories on Discord and Risk
तस्य दान क्षमा सिद्धिर्यथावदुपपद्यते । दमो दानं तपो ज्ञानमधीतं चानुवर्तते
tasya dāna-kṣamā-siddhir yathāvad upapadyate | damo dānaṃ tapo jñānam adhītaṃ cānuvartate ||
এমন ব্যক্তির ক্ষেত্রে দান ও ক্ষমার সিদ্ধি যথাযথভাবে উদ্ভূত হয়। আত্মসংযমের পেছনে দান, তপস্যা, জ্ঞান এবং অধ্যয়নকৃত বিদ্যাও স্বাভাবিক অনুচর হয়ে চলে।
विदुर उवाच
Vidura teaches that when a person is rightly grounded in disciplined character, virtues do not remain isolated: generosity and forgiveness mature properly, and self-restraint, charity, austerity, knowledge, and even one’s learning naturally align with and follow that person’s dharmic way of life.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura addresses the Kuru court with moral counsel (Vidura-nīti), emphasizing the qualities that make a person truly fit for righteous action and sound governance as the crisis leading to war intensifies.