Shloka 58

Devanagari script

न सा सभा यत्र न सन्ति वृद्धा नते वृद्धा ये न वदन्ति धर्मम्‌ नासौ धर्मों यत्र न सत्यमस्ति न तत्‌ सत्यं यच्छलेना भ्युपेतम्‌,जिस सभामें बड़े-बूढ़े नहीं, वह सभा नहीं; जो धर्मकी बात न कहें, वे बूढ़े नहीं; जिसमें सत्य नहीं, वह धर्म नहीं और जो कपटसे पूर्ण हो, वह सत्य नहीं है

Translation

That is no assembly where elders are not present; and they are no elders who do not speak of dharma. There is no dharma where truth is absent; and that which is upheld by deceit is not truth.

Word by Word

नnot

साthat

सभाassembly

यत्रwhere

नnot

सन्तिare

वृद्धाःelders

नnot

तेthey

वृद्धाःelders

येwho

नnot

वदन्तिspeak

धर्मम्dharma, righteousness

नnot

असौthat (yonder)

धर्मःdharma

यत्रwhere

नnot

सत्यम्truth

अस्तिis

नnot

तत्that

सत्यम्truth

यत्which/that which

छलेनby deceit

अभ्युपेतम्accepted/undertaken

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes