Shloka 43

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)

Devanagari script

अकार्यकरणाद्‌ भीत: कार्याणां च विवर्जनात्‌ | अकाले मन्त्रभेदाच्च येन माद्येन्न तत्‌ पिबेत्‌,न करनेयोग्य काम करनेसे, करनेयोग्य काममें प्रमाद करनेसे तथा कार्यसिद्धि होनेके पहले ही मन्त्र प्रकट हो जानेसे डरना चाहिये और जिससे नशा चढ़े, ऐसी मादक वस्तु नहीं पीनी चाहिये

Translation

One should fear doing what ought not to be done, fear negligence in what ought to be done, and fear the premature disclosure of counsel before the work is accomplished; and one should not drink what intoxicates.

Word by Word

अकार्यकरणात्from doing what should not be done (wrong action)

भीतःafraid

कार्याणाम्of (proper) tasks/duties

चand

विवर्जनात्from avoiding/neglecting

अकालेat an improper time / prematurely

मन्त्रभेदात्from disclosure of counsel/secret

चand

येनby which / with which

माद्येत्would become intoxicated

नnot

तत्that (thing)

पिबेत्should drink

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes