Shloka 30
क्षत्ता यदब्रवीद् वाक््यं जनमध्येडब्रुवन्निव । त्वया च स तथेत्युक्तो जानीमो न च तद् वयम्,“बेटा! विदुरजीने सब लोगोंके बीचमें जो अस्पष्ट-सी बात कही थी, उसे सुनकर तुमने “बहुत अच्छा' कहकर स्वीकार किया था; परंतु हमलोग वह बात अबतक नहीं समझ पा रहे हैं
kṣattā yad abravīd vākyam janamadhye ’bruvann iva | tvayā ca sa tathety ukto jānīmo na ca tad vayam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “My son, we heard the chamberlain Vidura utter certain words in the midst of the assembly, as though speaking indirectly. You, on hearing them, assented—saying, ‘So be it.’ Yet we still do not understand what that statement truly meant.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and practical role of indirect counsel in a royal court: wise advisers may speak in veiled or ambiguous terms to avoid open confrontation, protect dharma, and still signal danger or duty. Understanding such counsel requires discernment, not merely hearing the words.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Vidura, in a public setting, spoke an unclear or indirect statement. The listener addressed here had agreed to it (“tathā”), but others present still cannot grasp its intended meaning and seek clarification.