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Shloka 40

हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः

Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace

हितं यत्‌ सर्वभूतानामात्मनश्न सुखावहम्‌ | तत्‌ कुयदीश्वरे होतन्मूलं सर्वार्थसिद्धये,जो सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंक लिये हितकर और अपने लिये भी सुखद हो, उसे ईश्वरार्पणबुद्धिसे करे; सम्पूर्ण सिद्धियोंका यही मूलमन्त्र है

hitaṃ yat sarvabhūtānām ātmanaś ca sukhāvaham | tat kuryād īśvare hotaṃ mūlaṃ sarvārthasiddhaye ||

Vidura lehrt: Man soll nur jene Handlung ergreifen, die allen Lebewesen nützt und zugleich einem selbst heilsames Gutes bringt, und sie dann in der Gesinnung vollziehen, sie dem Herrn darzubringen. Solches, Gott dargebrachtes und am Wohl aller ausgerichtetes Handeln ist das Wurzelprinzip, aus dem die Erfüllung aller würdigen Ziele und wahrer Erfolg hervorgehen.

हितम्beneficial (thing)
हितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहित (√धा > हित, past passive participle used adjectivally)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
यत्which/that
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings
सर्वभूतानाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वभूत (सर्व + भूत)
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
आत्मनःof oneself
आत्मनः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सुखावहम्bringing happiness
सुखावहम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुखावह (सुख + आवह)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तत्that (act/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुर्यात्should do
कुर्यात्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ईश्वरेin/unto the Lord
ईश्वरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
हुतम्offered (as oblation)
हुतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहुत (√हु > हुत, past passive participle)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
मूलम्root/cause
मूलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमूल
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
सर्वार्थसिद्धयेfor the accomplishment of all aims
सर्वार्थसिद्धये:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वार्थसिद्धि (सर्व + अर्थ + सिद्धि)
FormFeminine, Dative, Singular

विदुर उवाच

V
Vidura
Ī
Īśvara (the Lord)

Educational Q&A

Choose actions that are beneficial to all beings and also wholesome for oneself, and perform them as an offering to Īśvara; this attitude of welfare plus dedication is presented as the foundational means for accomplishing all worthy aims.

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers ethical counsel (nīti) during the tense pre-war negotiations, urging a dharmic orientation: act for universal welfare and relinquish ego by dedicating deeds to the Lord.