Shloka 32
Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum
Udyoga-parva 35
मा न: कुले वैरकृत् कश्रिदस्तु राजामात्यो मा परस्वापहारी । मित्रद्रोही नैकतिको$नृती वा पूर्वाशी वा पितृदेवातिथिभ्य:
mā naḥ kule vairakṛt kaścid astu rājāmātyo mā parasvāpahārī | mitradrohī naikātiko 'nṛtī vā pūrvāśī vā pitṛdevātithibhyaḥ ||
Vidura sprach: „Es sei in unserem Geschlecht niemand, der Feindschaft schürt. Es sei unter uns kein König und kein Minister, der fremdes Gut raubt. Es sei keiner ein Verräter an Freunden, ein Betrüger oder ein Sprecher der Unwahrheit; und keiner esse, bevor er nicht zuerst den Eltern, den Göttern und den Gästen Speise dargebracht hat.“
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura lays down standards for a righteous lineage and government: do not cultivate enmity, do not steal others’ wealth (especially by rulers), do not betray friends or practice deceit and falsehood, and uphold household dharma by honoring parents, gods, and guests before oneself.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura speaks as a moral counsellor during the tense pre-war negotiations, urging ethical conduct and self-restraint—especially for those in power—so that the Kuru house does not fall through adharma.