Shloka 30
Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt
यत्र मन्येत भूयिष्ठं प्रावषीव तृणोपलम् । अन्नं पान॑ ब्राह्मणस्य तज्जीवेन्नानुसंज्वरेत्
yatra manyeta bhūyiṣṭhaṁ prāvaṣīva tṛṇopalām | annaṁ pānaṁ brāhmaṇasya taj jīven nānusaṁjvaret ||
Sanatsujāta lehrt, ein Brāhmaṇa solle sich an einem Ort erhalten, wo die schlichten Mittel des Lebens—Speise und Trank, die einem Brāhmaṇa ziemen—in Fülle vorhanden sind, wie Gräser und Pflanzen in der Regenzeit im Übermaß wachsen. Dort lebend soll er sein Leben bewahren, ohne sich mit Hunger und Durst zu quälen.
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Choose a place and mode of living that naturally supports dharmic conduct—where basic, appropriate sustenance is available—so that one can live steadily without needless self-torment from hunger and thirst.
Sanatsujāta is instructing (in a didactic discourse within Udyoga Parva) on proper conduct and practical ethics, using the monsoon’s abundance as an analogy for selecting a supportive environment for a Brahmin’s simple maintenance of life.