Shloka 50

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

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

Devanagari script

यो धर्ममर्थ कामं च यथाकालं निषेवते । धर्मार्थकामसंयोगं सोअमुत्रेह च विन्दति,जो समयानुसार धर्म, अर्थ और कामका सेवन करता है, वह इस लोक और परलोकमें भी धर्म, अर्थ और कामको प्राप्त करता है

Transliteration

yo dharmam arthaṁ kāmaṁ ca yathākālaṁ niṣevate | dharmārthakāmasaṁyogaṁ so 'mutreha ca vindati ||

Translation

Vidura lehrt: Wer Dharma, Wohlstand (artha) und rechtmäßige Freude (kama) zur rechten Zeit und im rechten Maß pflegt, erlangt die harmonische Verbindung dieser drei Ziele — hier in dieser Welt und auch jenseits.

Word by Word

यःwho (he who)

धर्मम्dharma, righteousness

अर्थम्wealth, purpose

कामम्desire, pleasure

चand

यथा-कालम्at the proper time, in due season

निषेवतेpractises, resorts to, pursues

धर्म-अर्थ-काम-संयोगम्the conjunction/attainment of dharma, artha and kama

सःhe

अमुत्रthere, in the other world

इहhere, in this world

चand

विन्दतिfinds, obtains

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

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?

One should pursue dharma, artha, and kāma in the right order and at the right time; when guided by propriety and dharma, their integration brings well-being in both this life and the next.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura is offering counsel in a tense pre-war context; here he states a general principle of wise living—timely, dharma-governed pursuit of prosperity and pleasure—aimed at steering leaders away from reckless desire and toward sustainable good.