Shloka 25

Devanagari script

आर्यकर्मणि रज्यन्ते भूतिकर्माणि कुर्वते । हित॑ च नाभ्यसूयन्ति पण्डिता भरतर्षभ,भरतकुलभूषण! पण्डितजन श्रेष्ठ कर्मोमें रुचि रखते हैं, उन्नतिके कार्य करते हैं तथा भलाई करनेवालोंमें दोष नहीं निकालते

Transliteration

āryakarmaṇi rajyante bhūtikarmāṇi kurvate | hitaṃ ca nābhyasūyante paṇḍitā bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vidura spricht: O Stier unter den Bharatas, die Weisen finden Gefallen an edlem Wandel; sie tun Werke, die wahre Wohlfahrt und Aufstieg bringen; und sie nörgeln nicht an denen herum und beneiden sie nicht, die zum Wohl anderer handeln. Das ist das Kennzeichen eines wahrhaft Einsichtigen.

Word by Word

आर्यकर्मणिin noble deeds

रज्यन्तेtake delight / are attached

भूतिकर्माणिworks leading to prosperity

कुर्वतेdo / perform

हितम्benefit / good

चand

नnot

अभ्यसूयन्तिcensure / find fault

पण्डिताःthe wise

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Bharatarṣabha (honorific addressee, typically Dhṛtarāṣṭra in Vidura-nīti context)

Bharata lineage

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A truly wise person (paṇḍita) is recognized by three traits: delight in noble conduct (ārya-karma), active pursuit of welfare and prosperity through constructive deeds (bhūti-karman), and freedom from jealous fault-finding toward benefactors (nābhyasūyante hita-kāriṣu).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral and political counsel (Vidura-nīti) to restrain destructive impulses and guide the Kuru leadership toward righteous, stable governance. This verse defines the character of the wise as a standard for the listener to emulate amid escalating conflict.