Shloka 34
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
Devanagari script
एभ्यो निकृतिपापे भ्य: प्रमुड्चात्मानमात्मना
Transliteration
ebhyo nikṛtipāpebhyaḥ pramuñcātmānam ātmanā
Translation
Vāyu said: “By your own inner strength and discernment, free yourself from these sinful acts of deceit.”
Word by Word
एभ्यःfrom these
एभ्यः:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Plural
निकृतिपापेभ्यःfrom deceit and sin (i.e., from the deceitful and sinful)
निकृतिपापेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनिकृतिपाप
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Plural
प्रमुञ्चrelease; free (yourself)
प्रमुञ्च:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + मुच्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
आत्मानम्yourself; the self
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आत्मनाby yourself; with your own self
आत्मना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyu)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
One should abandon deceitful, sinful conduct and reclaim moral freedom through one’s own resolve and self-governance; ethical reform is presented as a personal responsibility.
Vāyu (the wind-god) speaks a direct admonition, urging the listener to break away from wrongdoing—specifically deceit—by relying on inner strength rather than external excuses or supports.