Shloka 306
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
मा सम सीमन्तिनी काचिज्जनयेत् पुत्रमीदृशम् । संसारकी कोई भी नारी ऐसे पुत्रको जन्म न दे, जो अमर्षशून्य, उत्साहहीन, बल और पराक्रमसे रहित तथा शत्रुओंका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाला हो
mā sama sīmantiṇī kācid janayet putram īdṛśam |
Vāyu said: “Let no woman in the world give birth to a son like this—one devoid of righteous indignation, lacking zeal, bereft of strength and valor, and who only increases the joy of his enemies.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns cowardice and inertness in the face of conflict: a son should not be one who lacks spirited resolve (utsāha), strength (bala), and heroic initiative (parākrama), because such weakness empowers adversaries and undermines dharma in a warrior context.
Vāyudeva delivers a sharp rebuke framed as a moral warning: he declares that no woman should bear a son of the described type—one whose lack of courage and energy becomes a source of happiness for enemies—thus urging the cultivation of warrior virtues appropriate to the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war setting.